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The Fairfield Recorder
EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR
ESTABLISHED 1H7W—-THE COUNTY PAPER—PUBLISHED WHKIIE THE GREAT HIGHWAYS OK TEXAS CROSS
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1965
NUMBER 22
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By VACDIEXE K. BOVD
The “flu bug.” if that is what it)
is, has struck local and nearby com-
munities severely and school attend-
ance was reduced to the extent that
some schools were closed for sev-
eral days. These include Fairfield,
Teague. Wortham and Mexia. 'There
were possibly others.
Have not seen Mrs. H. B. (Lu-
cille) Steward to heer first hand,
a complete report on the presi-
dent's inauguration in Washington,
O. C. Appreciated a brief note in
which she said they thoroughly
enjoyed every minute of all activi-
ties and were surrounded with
friends whom they enjoyed as well
as the gaiety of the affairs. Said
they had little time for rest but
would always cherish the wonder-
ful memories of the trip and im-
pressive ceremonies in the nation's
capitol on this occasion. Business
kept Hugh at home and Lucille
was one of a group of women mak-
ing the trip, among many other
Texans.
Community Betterment
Projects Get Sponsors
BAGGED BIGGEST BUCK - Gus Oiaparas of Grand Prairie, right above, smiles broadly as he takes
™ '***• 99 rlfl« fro™ County Judge Leslie R. Bonner, who made the presentation for
the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Chapara; received the rifle for bagging the largest buck
deer, by weight, in the county during the past deer season. He hunted on Anderson land near Turling-
ton. Each year the local Chamber of Commerce a *ards a rifle to the hunter getting the biggest buck.
The deer weighed in at 140 pounds, field dressed. _Recorder Photo.
Hankin Gilpin, chairman of the
Fairfield Industrial Club's Communi-
ty Betterment Committee, announc-
ed this week that the present plans
of his committee has lieen greeted
with whole-hearted approval by local
civic and service organizations thusjed
far and those groups which have
had meetings have taken over pro-
jects to further the plans. Other;
organizations have indicated a will )
ingness to cooperate and will take
official action on specific projects
in the near future.
All local service and civic organ-
izations have been urged to take on
a project as suggested by the com j
mittee and practically all have stat-
ed, either formally or
place in which to live and do bust-1 sightly trash and rubbish removed:
nesr I a face lifting of the store fronts in
Some of the projects which the the downtown area improvement of
committee hopes to see completed the city park, a public library es-
this year include getting street signs | tablished: and other things which
erected and house numbers install- will make for a better and more at-
all vacant lots cleaned and un- tractive city.
Mr. Gilpin stated that two organi-
zations have already agreed to take
on projects. The Fairfield History
Club and the Fairfield Rotary Club.
The History Club is working tow-
ard the establishment of a public
library and has already got this
project well underway. If you are
, .interested in this particular project
tentatively if ere heir show s,nng of J0U are urged l0 contact some mem.
Hill Ranch Wins
Eight Awards At
Fort Worth Show
Hill Polled Hereford Ranch of Fair-
As many families do, we often go
out for our Sunday dinner after
church. In almost any nearby res-
taurant you will see friends and this
adds to the enjoyment of the hour, i
On one side of us at Await's the'
past Sunday were some friends we1
chatted with, while on the other fide j
there was a group we—oops, I mean |
“I”—judged to be a mother and1
lather, their two married children j
and their husband or wife, and four
lovely children. I mentioned later
how much they were obviously en-
joying their visit together, and my
husband asked how I could possibly
have heard what the group on one
side was saying, as well as the larg-
er group on the other side and car-
ried on a constant conversation with
tym. Now this is a feat peculiar to
(,omen and 1 would not divulge that trough four quarters of almost er
Good Crowd Sees
Eagle Club Win
Eagles Beat Bisons, Cinch o*« fugue ja
District 22A Championship
that they will cooperate to the full- Fo,,ed Herefords in the Fort Worth ; ber of the club,
est extent in helping to make Fair-'" — -
field a better and more desirable
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and will formulate plans to be car-
ried out in the near future.
Fat Stock Show and were reward- j The Rotary Club has agreed to
ed with two first place awards as | sponsor the street marking project
well as six other awards recently.
According to the records, the j ‘
ranch received a first place in the In addition t0 these tw° organiza-
Junior Yearling Bull competition en- jtlons' the Fairfleld Ministerial Alli-
tering HPHR Lamplighter D126 A ance ,s tak,ng on th* P™ject of
I first place in Get of Sire was taken:stnving for a bettcr ohurch and Suri-
I by HPHR Lamplighter D141 and he day Scho°I attendarKe record in al1
j also took second place in the Winter < hurches rhd> ^roup, as one of its
1 Bull Calf competition firsts steps m furthering this pro-
ject. has requested The Fairfield
H T, (Sonny) Bond, president of I HPHR Miss Lamp 145 took see-
the Fairfield Eagle Club, announced j ond place in the Senior Heifer di-
\ ictorv Ah, how sweet it is! | minutes, leaving it 12-6 at the end brought the ball down court only to
Fairfield's District Champion Ea- of the first period | have it lost on a bad pass or by poor
In the second quarter, the Eagles j ball handling. However, neither the
still were moving good but missed | cordus*on nor choking were the
! cause, nor were the Eagles enter-
gles roared to victory over the Buf-
falo Bisons Tuesday night winning
the game, 67A2, and the 1965 Dis-
trict 22A championship. This was
the ninth straight victory for the
Eagles in district play.
shot after shot and barely maintain-, . , , _
i ing into a slump. Practically every; "ere for the benefit of the two or-
ed a 22-18 lead going into the half-1 one 0f tbe piayers has either been I ganizations, the proceeds to be used
time rest period. j down with the “bug”- this week or j for their various projects. Fairfield's
The Eagles took to the floor with' Fairfield played a steady though Iis Just getting over a bout with it.) game was for the purpose of help-
a gleam in their eyes and romped j at times sloppy offense through out j Even though their play was ragged'ing to offset the exl>e,ises of the an-
Rerorder to seek local merchants
STS?
her of Commerce netted the Eagle 0ther th]rd plare awards were in,?^ 11131 thls proJect ls one on
rilih annrnvimatoiv ssft Tho „i„k ulner lni,a P|ace awards were in which everyone can work and take
Club approximately $58 The club tv0 Bulls Bu11s and spring
defeated the Teague Jaycees 75-62. i Bull Calves competition. I \7\
This was a return game, the first I The Hill Ranch show string is now ’J° " ““ 3 T ^ ”
Dlaved two weeks aeo and won hv! u " . ,g ls thls overall program of community
piayea two weens ago ana won by showing at San Antonio Livestock ] betterment and the Dririe we take in
the local team 94-66. Both games show | oeticrmeni ana me prtae we take in
ecret.
The narcissus, jonquils, joponica
and other early bloomers remind
us that spring is just around the
comer. Have seen some beautiful
camelias, too. Time to prepare
beds for flowers and gardens and
the good rains will make us want
to grab a spade and start planting
the first pretty sunny day before
spring fever fells us later.
Happy birthday wishes to Alton;
Talbott. Feb. 17 . . . Tommy Dodd.
Feb. 18 . . . London Red, Feb. 19
. . . Fred Williamson in Houston,
Feb, 20 . . . Linda Fryer, Feb. 22
. . . Mrs. Martha York, Feb. 23.
Wedding anniversary congratulations
to Mr and Mrs. Travis Childs, Feb.
22 . . . also Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Bonner who will observe their gold-
en wedding anniversary, Feb. 17.
The La Grange, III., Citizen says,
“People who have vary tittle far
which to bo thankful vary ofton
are the ones who take especial care
to thank God for His blessings."
the most part, they did rally, jnua' all sports banquet to * held
repeated their performance of thei„,. ,, . I in the spring.
1 when the need arose, to pull a few __ . . . ...
I The local team was led by coaches
to maintain! Alfred Barbre and Jerry Brim who
Their
the game and in the second half | for
rorless basketball to gain the win.
Buffalo took the opening tip-off first half, getting 22 points in the
but missed on their first try, then last two quarters. The Eagles had a . P°lnts ahead and try
the Fairfield starting quintet open-1 5*4-27 lead when the third period j their lead. Their caliber
Boots Cordon Suffers
Fotol Heart Attack
Tuesday At Hill Store
Boots Carden, 60, well known local
Negro employee of Hill Hardware A
Appliance, died Tuesday morning at
the store, an apparent victim of a
heart attack.
According to witnesses, Carden
said something, walked to the front
of the store and fell.
He was well known in Fairfield and
vicinity, having been employed with
Frederick Hill for many years in
the grocery and hardware business.
Final Rites Set
Today Af 2 For
Hugh Burleson
New Moth Films Set
For P-TA Meetings
The Fairfield Parent-Teachers
Association will show four films on
the new math method on March 1
and March 4 at 7 30 p. m. in the
high school auditorium. The films,
to be shown two a night, will ex-
plain the new math which is being
taught in local schools and are
planned to give parents a better
understanding of this new math.
Baby sitters will be furnished and
ryone interested is urged to at-
ed up with their scoring tirade.; dosed and finished with a 44-34 win.
Bobby Robertson getting the first | Their scoring was 12 points in the
two points, then William York com-;{irst quarter. 10 in the second, 12
ing in for two, before the Bisons I in the third and 10 in the fourth,
tightened up under the basket. Then I The final period was apparently
Stanley Nash opened up his one j nothing short of confusion, for the
man battery to shoot goal after goal | Eagles as time after time they
from just outside the circle, getting
a total of 21 before the final buz-
zer sounded.
But it wasn’t just one man. There
were five Eagles who were hot as
pistols and not to be denied as they
tasted the sweetness of the district
championship.
Nash led the scorers with 21. fol-
lowed by York with 16, Robertson
with 9. Mike Tisdale with 7, Travis
Stripling with 6, Paul Smith with 4,
Jerry Willett with 3, John Await
with 2.
Steve Ha re row led the Bison scor-
ers with 16 points.
Fairfield jumped off to a 17-5 edge
at the end of the first quarter and
led 39-11 at the half. The lead was
53-27 when the third period ended
and tbe fourth quaiter ended with
the board reading 67-42.
During the second quarter, tbe
Eagles led as much as 30 points
before tbe Bisons narrowed it to
28 as the half ended.
Smith. York, Robertson, and Nash
were forced to leave in the fourth
period via the foul route. The Bisons
lost two players for the same rea-
son.
The Eagles will play the winner of
the Westwood vs. Huntington series
starting Friday night, Feb 12, at a
time and place yet to be determined.
Friday night, the Eagles played
the Groesbeck Goats in Groesbeck
and came out with a 44-34 victory
in a comedy of errors that thrilled
no one. The fact that the Eagles
kept their victory string intact was
the only bright spot of the night.
A sick and recuperating Eagle
team took to the hardwoods in
Groesbeck, preventing the Goats
even one point through the first five
and a half minutes of play. How-
ever, the Eagle shooting eye was off
and even though the defense was
superb, the best the local lads could
manage was a 5 point advantage
in those same minutes.
Then the Goats hit a short lived
hot streak to get on the scoreboard
and accounted for 6 points to tbe
of play | scored 27 and 25 points, respective-
ate. Burial will follow in Cade Ceme-
tery.
Mr. Burleson was a member of
Streetman Masonic Lodge and a
veteran of World War I. He was also
a retired rural mail carrier.
Surviving are his wife of Street-
man; a daughter, Mrs. T. H. Fost-
er of New Braunfels; two brothers,
Ross Burleson of San Antonio and
Fred Burleson of Corsicana; a sis-
ter, Mrs. W. O. Winborn of Arling-
ton: and other relatives and many
friends.
Pallbearers will be Angus Kent Mc-
Gilvary, Earl Speed, Ralph Howell.
J. A. Coleman, Lloyd Robinson and
Leonard Lee.
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Special Meeting
On Wolf Problem
A special meeting to discuss the
wolf situation in Freestone County
has been called by J. C. Sheffield,
president of the Freestone County
Game Management Association. Hie
meeting will be held tonight. Feb.
11. at 7 30 o'clock in the District
Court Room of the courthouse.
According to Mr. Sheffield, the
growing problem with wolves should
be of interest to.all sportsmen, land-
owners and livestock owners and all
interested parties are urged to be
Eagles' 7 in the final two and a half present.
reflected only one thing, they have
been a sick bunch of players.
In the Buffalo game, the Eagles
again found the range and put in a
much better appearance than in the
Groesbeck encounter. They were a
different team entirely from the Fri-
day night game and recorded a
67 to 42 win to put them more solid-
ly than ever in the driver's seat in
the district.
Tomorrow night, the Eagies close
out district play when they host
Franklin's A and B teams, the first
I game getting underway at 6:30
I o'clock. Fairfield defeated the Lions
Hugh Burleson. 74. of Streetman!72'25, on Jan 26 with most of the
died Tuesday in Freestone County i1 egulars SiUing on the bench a good
Hospital following a lengthy illness.!portl™ of the game A win over
_ . . . . . Franklin will give the Eagles a per-
Funeral services are set or^ today, fm district reoord of 1(M) but th
at 2 p m. from the First Baptistj already have the distnct ^
and a loss would only affect their
Rev. Charles Davenport, pastor, | won-loss record. Buffalo was the
and ^v. Johnny Johnwn^will offici- nearest contender and suffered two: baby was named Vernon Wesley.
defeats at the hands of tbe Eagles, I Paternal grandparents are Mr. and
ly. Charles Robinson scored 10, Son-1
ny Bond made 6, David Lott, who'
also coached the team, got 4 and
Jerry Robinson hit for 3 in their:
winning cause. Buddy Kitchens saw j
a good bit of action, but failed to j
connect for a score.
The game was nip and tuck for
the first half, ending 33-33. But late!
in the game the local team pulled I
out front to stay.
President Bond states that he i
hopes to obtain one more game, at j
least, before the season is over and
the proceeds will go for the same
cause.
To Austin TRA Meet
Approximately 35 Fairfield area
businessmen and civic leaders will
be in Austin Tuesday, Feb. 16, for
a statewide Trinity River Devel-
opment Conference. Heading the
delegation will be Tas S. Watson
Jr., vice-president of the Mid-Trin-
ity River Association, and F. Mor-
ris Sneed, member of the board
of directors of TRA.
our town should be evident as the
work on the projects progresses If
you have any ideas or suggestions
you are asked to let the chairman
of this committee or any of the
organizations in the city know of
them and. mainly, be ready and
willing to help the various commit-
tees with your time and efforts.
“We have had a lot of encour-
agement from a lot of people," Mr.
Gilpin said. “We are on the move
toward making Fairfield a better
place in which to live,” he conclud-
ed.
Annual Stockholders
Meet MPCA Set Feb. 20
NEW ARRIVAL
An eight pound, six ounce
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hollis
Wayne Daniel of Kirvin on Feb. 4
at the General Mexia Hospital. The
new arrival was also welcomed by
a brother. Hollis Wayne, Jr. The
MEXIA ' Spl) — The 31st anniver-1 Production Credit Association, joined
sary of the Mexia Production Credit I the bank staff in 1963. He is a grad-
Association, providing agricultural' uate of Louisiana State University,
financing services for its three | “We are very privileged to have
county area since 1933. will be high- j Mr. Lewis as our guest speaker from
s®0 j lighted Saturday, February 20, by the FICB," Davis commented. “He
eliminating them from a possible
district championship and setting
up Fairfield as the champion
Mrs. Hollis Daniel of Butler and
the maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. V J. Williams of Kirvin.
the 31st annual stockholders’ meet-
ing at the Mexia High School audi-
torium.
Several hundred farmer and ran-
cher stockholders from Freestone.
Leon and Limestone counties will
register for the meeting beginning
at 9 a m. General Manager B M.
Davis of Mexia announced The busi-
ness meeting will open at 10 a m.
followed by luncheon to be served
to all stockholders and guests at
noon in the high school cafeteria
“We want to urge all our mem-
liers to make every effort to attend
the meeting," Davis said. “An infor-
mative, interesting and entertaining
business meeting has been planned,
to highlight our 31st anniversary
celebration.” he declared, “And this
is the one time each year our mem-
bers have the opportunity to gather
and conduct the business of their
association.”
Guest speaker will be Johnny Wat-
has a broad background of exper-
ience in agriculture and will speak to
us concerning problems facing agri-
culture and its financing institutions
in the coming months.”
Other business meeting activities
will include the election of two mem-
bers of the board of directors, a
board report, a financial report and
an election of 1966 nominating com-
mittee.
Nominated for three year terms
for the two directors post are H. D.
Lowe of Thornton and J W Richards
Jr. of Fairfield. Both members nom-
inated for re-election.
Holdover directors are Vice Presi-
dent J. T Bounds of Tehuacana,
Brae Wilson of Leona and O. B.
Utley Jr of Fairfield.
Serving on the current nominating
committee are Edward B Trotter of
Tehuacana. J. W. Henderson of Wor-
tham, J. F. Jackson of Groesbeck.
J. C. Sheffield of Teague. Roger
kins, of KWTX TV fame. Mr. Wat-! Nevland of Centerville and A E.
kins is well informed on agriculture ] Irwin Jr. of Ninevah
and agricultural financing: Johnny Tbe Mexia Production Credit As-
is well known to TV listeners on j sociation. owned and operated in its
his noon-day program He is an i entirety by nearly 500 farmers and
MR. AND MRS. J. M. BONNER, pictured abure, will obrerre (Mr
Golden Wadding Anniversary Wednesday, Fob. 17. No special cele-
bration is planned. They have eight livtaif children and 21 grand-
children. Their cbiidbien include she bops, WHsen, D. A., Charlie
Mac and Richard Benner, all at Fairfield, Gene Benner of San
Francisco, Calif., aad OfRe Benner of Parts, Texas; two daughters,
Mrs. Margie NeN Herndon of Uvalde and Mrs. Jerane Weds of
Cbannelvlew. Mrs. Benner, the fanner Mtee Artie Teor, and Mr.
B—nor ware married Feb. 17, 1915, in Fairfield at the heme ef
Rev. I. J. Browne. They have always Rued hi Fresstens County.
1 are members ef the First Bm**H Church ef Fairfield.
excellent speaker and entertainer
and we urge our members to come
out and hear him Davis said that
the association is very privileged
to be able to obtain Mr. Watkins as
guest speaker
Guest speaker at the business
meeting will be James E. Lewis
field credit examiner with the Fed-
eral Intermediate Credit Bank of
Houston, discount and supervisory
agency for all 36 PCA groups in
Texas.
Mr. Lewis, who was formerly the
rancher stockholder borrowers, was
chartered in December 27. 1933 By
1949, all federal funds advanced for
original capitalization had been re-
paid. and the association became
locally owned and controlled in its
entirety.
Loan funds are obtained through
sale of bonds on the r .trim's com-
mercial money market bp the In-
termediate Credit Bank. The assoc-
iation had a loon volume of more
than $3,633,990 in 1964
Offices are operated in Mexia.
genera! manager of the Marshall Fairfield aad CeofarvEIe.
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