The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1964 Page: 1 of 8
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EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR
The Fairfield Recorder
_KHTABMHHBD 187ft—THE COUNTY PAPER—Pl'BUHHKI) WHERE THE GREAT HIGHWAYS W TMASCROW*'
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER T9, '964
By VAUDIENE K. BOYD
Descendants of Benjamin Blair
Black met at Harrison Chapel Sun-
day for their first reunion. There
were 236 registered and it was esti-
mated that at least 300 were in at-
tendance. Mrs. Garland Owens, Mrs.
Bessie Hardie and Ester Mae Black
of Teague, were responsible for get-
ting everyone notified. Mrs. Owens
had worked months tracing the vari-
ous families. It is believed that Mrs.
Gurley Smith, nee Lollie Black, was
the oldest one present at 82. The
daughter of one descendant was pre-
sent from Dallas and said her mother
was 102 on a recent birthday but
was unable to attend. Relatives came
from New Mexico, Oklahoma and
“all over” Texas. Benjamin Blair
Black and family, originally from
Alabama, settled between Mt. Zion
and Lanely in the winter of 1851, and
were charter members of the original
Harrison Chapel church.
There were many present Sunday
—and food everywhere—but not near-
ly all the relatives were there.
Met R. B. Prather ef Marquez at
the “Black" reunion and he told
u* that his uncle J. L. Caldwell
was publisher of Fairfield's first
newspaper, “The Pioneer," started
in the late 1850's. Mr. Prather
said he has copies of the first
two issues. He also told us that Mr.
Caldwell's brother. Dr. Caldwell,
was the first dentist in Fairfield
at about the same time. Also at-
tending the reunion were I. N. Pra-
ther and daughter Mrs. Rachael
Allen of Marquez and another dau-
ghter, Mrs. Mattie Medford who
is assistant home economics in-
structor at Sam Houston State in
Huntsville.
P-TA Halloween Carnival Saturday
A fun-filled evenine is in sfnr» fnr 7n m___, ........ ...
NUMBER 7
A fun-filled evening is in store for
the entire family Saturday night at
the P-TA Halloween Carnival which
will be held on the fairgrounds begin-
ning at 6 p. m.
A delicious chicken-spaghetti sup-
per will be served in the exhibits
building. The price of the supper will
be 70 cents for adults and 30 cents
for children under 12. drinks and
desserts extra. Everyone is cordially
invited to come out and enjoy the
supper whether or not you plan to
attend the carnival.
In addition to the chicken-spaghet-
ti supper, other foods which will Lie
available in this building include
chili dogs, pimiento cheese sandwich-
es, pie, coffee, cold drinks, popcorn
halls and homemade candy.
Entertainment this year will in-
clude the fish pond, darts, country
store, surprise package, hayride,
(See CARNIVAL-P«g« 8)
Church Dinner Set
The Methodist Church Harvest Din-
ner will be held Friday, Nov. 6, in
the basement of the church. This din-
ner is an annual affair sponsored by
the WSCS and other ladies of the
church. Turkey dinner and all the
trimmings will Lie served from 11:00
a. m. to 2 p. m. Price of the dinner
I will be children 75c and adults $1.25.
No. 0000
Sample Ballot
Vote for the candidate of your choice in each race by scratching or mark-
ing out all other names in that race. You may voto for all the candidates
of a party by running a line through every other party column.
No. 0000
Big Vote Expected
For Election Nov. 3
Tuesday. Nov. 3, will be election
day throughout the nation with what
is expected to be a record vote cast
in a general election.
As is usual in a presidential elec-
tion. more voters will go to the polls
FREESTONE COUNTY
Data: November 3, 1964
GENERAL ELECTION
Note: Voter's signature To Be
Affixed on the Reverse Side.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
REPUBLICAN PARTY
For President and Vice-President:
LYNDON B JOHNSON and
HUBERT H. HUMPHREY
For United States Senator:
RALPH W. YARBOROUGH
For Congressman-At-Large:
JOE POOL
For U. S. Representative, 6th Con-
gressional District:
m TXT IT tTPArtirt'
CONSTITUTION PARTY
WRITE-IN
Among other visitors whom we
had opportunity to talk with were
Mr. and Mrs. Morrison of Houston.
Mrs. Morrison is the former Ethel
^Morris, daughter of Mrs. Nettie Ad-
lins Morris of Houston who will be
r9! in January. Mrs. Morrison said
her mother had read the Recorder
since she learned to read as a child,
and has continuously subscribed to
the paper since her marriage in
1895. They frequently visit their
home near Lanely. It was a genuine
pleasure to visit with these and
many others.
* * *
Mrs. James (Evie) Baker is a
patient, determined fisherman, who
does not give up. She had been
fishing in one of their farm tanks
and "something" kept snapping the
bait off her rod. Finally "it" snap-
ped once too often and she got the
makings and set out a trot line
Wednesday of last week—and it
paid off. Thursday she checked on
the line and discovered she had
caught a 10 pound, 30 inch yellow
catfish. To me it looked twice that
size.
* * •
We heartily agree with an item
from the Smithville Times which
stated “In our humble opinion, ‘a
back to God’ movement can do more
good for our nation than a thousand
planks in a political platform. It is
simple, it is easy, it will work—if
we restore the belief in almighty God
in our country." And we might add,
truly practice the principles of being
a good neighbor, as exemplified by
The Master—not as conceived in
the minds of some men.
Although wa hava bean gravely
concerned about increasing gov-
ernment participation in various
operations in our nation, we were
surprised to read the following in
a recent issue of Industrial News
Revue: "There are 190 million
Americans, and to serve each 1000
of us there are 1.2 doctors, 1.1
lawyers and iudges, four gas sta-
tion operators, four telephone work-
ers; and to serve each 1000 of us
there are 13 Federal civilian em-
ployees. Uncle Sam's helpers are
many."
For Lieutenant Governor:
PRESTON SMITH
For Attorney General:
WAGGONER CARR
For Commissioner of Agriculture:
JOHN C. WHITE
For Commissioner of General Land
Office:
JERRY SADLER
For Comptroller of Public Accounts:
ROBERT S. CALVERT
For State Treasurer:
JESSE JAMES
For Railroad Commissioner
(Full Term):
BEN RAMSEY
For Railroad Commissioner
(Unexpired Term):
JIM C. LANGDON
For Associate Justice, Supreme
Court, Place 1:
JACK POPE
For Associate Justice, Supreme
Court, Place 2:
RUEL C. WALKER
For Associate Justice, Supreme
Court, Place 3:
ROBERT W. HAMILTON
For Judge, Court of Criminal
Appeals:
K. K. WOODLEY
For Chief Justice, Court of Civil
Appeals, 10th District:
FRANK G. MCDONALD
For Member, State Board of
Education, 6th District:
MRS. WILL MILLER
For District Judge, 77th Judicial
District:
CLARENCE FERGUSON
For State Senator, 11th Senatorial
District:
W'lLLIAM T. MOORE
For State Representative, 27th Dist.:
JACK R. HAWKINS
For County Attorney:
GEORGE WILLIAM FRYER
For Sheriff:
J R. SESSIONS. JR.
For Tax Assessor-Collector:
JERRY JONES
For County Surveyor:
JOHN D. FRYER
For Commissioner, Precinct No. 1:
HUGH HARRIS
For Constable, Precinct No. 1:
RANDOLPH LEE
For Constable, Precinct No. 2:
FRANK UTSEY
For Commissioner, Precinct No. 3:
SPURGEON C. PICKENS
For Constable, Precinct No. 3:
HOLLIS DANIEL
For Constable, Precinct No. 4:
A O ROBINSON
For President and Vice-President:
BARRY M. GOLDWATER and
WILLIAM E. MILLER
For United States Senator:
GEORGE BUSH
For Congressman-At-Large:
BILL HAYES
For U. S. Representative, 6th Con-
gressional District:
WILLIAM VAN WINKLE
For Lieutenant Governor:
HORACE HOUSTON
For Attorney General:
JOHN TRICE
For Commissioner of Agriculture:
JOHN B. ARMSTRONG
For Commissioner of General Land
Office:
JOHN A. MATTHEWS
For Comptroller of Public Accounts:
DALLAS CALMES, JR.
For State Treasurer:
FRED S. NEUMANN
For Railroad Commissioner
(Unexpired Term):
DON FLANAGAN
For Associate Justice, Supreme
Court, Place 1:
T. E. KENNERLY
For President and Vice-President:
JOSEPH B. LIGHTBURN and
THEODORE C. BILUNGS
For United States Senator:
JACK CARSWELL
For Congressman-At-Large:
W. A. (BILL) JOHNSON
For Lieutenant Governor:
JOSEPH M. RUMMLER
For Commissioner of Agriculture:
DEREK C. BOWNDS
For Comptroller of Public Accounts:
DAVID R. CLARK
For State Treasurer:
BERT ELLIS
For Member, State Board of
Education, 6th District:
MRS. ROBERT G. COCHRAN
For President and Vice-President:
For United States Senator:
For Congressman-At-Large:
For U. S. Representative, 6th Con-
gressional District:
For Governor:
For Lieutenant Governor:
For Attorney General:
For Commissioner of Agriculture:
For Commissioner of General Land
Office:
For Comptroller of Public Accounts:
For State Treasurer:
For Railroad Commissioner
(Full Term):
For Railroad Commissioner
(Unexpired Term):
For Associate Justice, Supreme
Court, Place 1:
For Associate Justice, Supreme
Court, Place 2:
Funeral Services
Held Sunday For
Lewis E. Traylor Jr.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at Capps Chapel for Lewis Edward
Traylor. The Rev. Glenn Montgomery
and the Rev. Linnie Gordon officat-
ed and burial was in Fairfield ceme-
tery.
Mr. Traylor, 58, suffered a heart
attack last Wednesday while at
work, and was pronounced dead upon
arrival at Freestone County Hospi-
tal. He was caretaker for Fair-
field cemetery and Rehobeth Ceme-
tery in Young.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Ruby Traylor of Fairfield, two sons.
Lewis T. Traylor ol Wasco, Cal., and
Maurice Traylor of Fairfield, a dau-
ghter, Mrs. Adell Henderson of Rylie,
17 grandchildren, one brother, Dewey
Traylor of Napa, Calif, and one
sister. Mrs. Adell Coates of Houston,
and a number of nieces and neph-
ews.
Pallbearers were T. F. Young III,
James Newman. Roger Young, Jr.,
Harold Small, Dewey Casey, and Roy
Casey Sr.
Capps Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
! than usual, but this year interest
seems to be exceptionally high as
citizens consider their choice for the
presidency.
Polls will open in Freestone Coun-
ty at Sam. and will close at 7
p. m. In Fairfield, the election will
be held in the newly completed Vo-
cational Agriculture Building just
west of the high school buildings, on
the southeast corner of the old foot-
ball field, according to H. L. Wool-
dridge, local election judge.
In making the announcement, Mr.
(Wooldridge added there are certain
requirements which a voter must
meet in order to cast his ballot and
they are as follows:
Voter must have resided in the
state for a period of at least one
year and in the voting precinct or
county for at least six months.
Must have Poll Tax receipt or.
if lost, sign an affidavit that such
tax receipt has been lost. No Poll
Tax receipt or affidavit is required
to vote in national offices and the
ballot has been specially prepared
for those who will vote this way.
Must have exemption certificate if
required.
He added that a person may vote
a split ticket if he so desires, but
pointed out that you must clearly
identify your candidate in such a
case or the ballot must be thrown
out. You vote for the candidate of
your choice by either placing an X
by his name or by drawing a line
through the name of every other
candidate seeking that office.
Assistance in voting may be given
only those voters who have a phy-
(See ELECTION— Page 8)
For Associate Justice, Supreme
Court, Place 3:
For Judge, Court of Criminal
Appeals:
For Chief Justice, Court of Civil
Appeals, 10th District:
For Member, State Board of
Education, 6th District:
For District Judge, 77th Judicial
District:
For State Senator, 11th Senatorial
District:
For State Representative, 27th Dist:
For County Attorney:
For Sheriff:
For Tax Assessor-Collector:
For County Surveyor:
For Commissioner, Precinct No. 1:
For Constable, Precinct Ne. 1:
For Constable, Precinct No. 2:
For Commissioner, Precinct No. 3:
For Constable, Precinct No. 3:
For Constable, Precinct No. 4:
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Miss Sue Terry, Queen, and Lamar Robertson, King, 1964 Homocoming
• • * • • •
Watson To Head Newly
Organized Ex-Students
Miss Sue Terry, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. D. Terry, and Lamar
Robertson, son of Mrs. H. L. Rob-
ertson, were crowned Queen and
King of the 1964 FHS Homecoming
Happy birthday wishes to Roger
Worth Steward in Corpus Christi,
William Lee Carroll and Joan Phelps,
Nov. 1 . . . Jennifer Watson, Betty
English, Nov. 2 . . . David Berg-
strom, Nov. 3 . . . Ludy Raker, Nov.
4 . . . Mrs. Hugh Harris, Nov. 6 . . .
Keith Parker, Lane Stripling and
Mike Daniel, Nov. 7 . . . Mrs D. C.
(Nina) Satterfield in Wichita Falls,
Danny Darr in Dallas, Billie Sneed,
M. Wood and brother, Max Wood,
8. Wedding anniversary con-
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Final Rites Here
Tuesday For
James F. Day Jr.
Funeral services for James Frank-
lin Day Jr. of Phoenix. Arizona, were
held Tuesday at 2:00 p m from Capps
Chapel with the Rev. Jack Rittel-
meyer of Dallas officiating. Mr. Day
died in Maricopa County Hospital
in Phoenix on Friday Interment was
in Fairfield Cemetery.
Mr. Day, a retired barter, was a
native of Freestone County, born
July 4. 1895 He had made his home
in Phoenix for many years.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
W. F. (Myrtle Faye) Tate of Fair-
field and Mrs Byron (Birdie Mae'
Clark of Dallas; a brother, W. M
Day of Dallas: one niece and two
nephews
Pallbearers were J. E. Lott, Ed
Bonner. L. J. Davis, C M. Wood.
Watt Newman. J. B. Daniel.
at special activities Friday night.
Registration was held at 2 30 Fri-
day afternoon, with Exes register-
ing also participating in a coffee on
the patio of the school. Immediately
following registration and the coffee,
many Exes attended the pep rally
held in the gymnasium.
Mrs. C. E Childs registered as
a member of the earliest FHS grad-
ualing class present, from the Class
of 1916. There were several members
of the Class of 1964 representing that
class as the latest graduating class
present.
The football game between the Ea-
gles and Rosebud began at 7:30, then
further Homecoming activities were
held in the gym. Exes enjoyed a
buffet supper, then, following the
crowning of the King and Queen of
1964, everyone enjoyed visiting and
reminiscing with old friends and ac-
quaintances.
Officers were elected for the year
to make preparations for next year’s
Homecoming. They are Tas S. Wat-
son Jr., president, L. R. Bonner,
vice-president; Mrs E. D. Terry,
secretary; Mrs. Clark Loper, treas-
urer: Mrs H, D Reed Jr., reporter
The FYH sponsored this Home-
coming, but in the future activities
will be sponsored by the Ex -Students
Association formed Friday night.
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