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first In Adv. Ssrvlcs
FIRST In Job Printing
FIRST In ProgroMivonow
FIFTY-NINTH year
Jtatrf telii Steroriter
THE COUNTY PAPER—Established 1876
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY. THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1935
FIRST In County Nowa
FIRST IN 8chool Naws
FIRST In Church Nawa
NUMBER 40
Brevities
By 0. W. WHITE
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink
is raging, and whosoever is deceived
thereby is not wise.”
This quotation is from the Good
Book.
—G-W-W—
Years ago I had a good friend in
thic county who allowed himself
to be deceived by strong drink. Ho
was a man about my age, though
larger and stronger than I. I did not
live in the same community with
him and met him only casually. I
heard that he drank some, but I
never saw him intoxicated. I learned
later that he kept it in his home and
drank it every day.
I hadn’t seen him for about a year
and hearing that he was sick I call-
ed to see him. I was surprised to see
how he had fallen off in flesh and I
asked him what was the trouble. He
replied by saying, “I have kept my
stomach hot on red liquor until I have
no appetite. What little I do eat I
cannot digest.” I said, “Why do you
drink the stuff?” He said, “Because
I have been a big fool.” He has now
been dead for thirty years, died in
the prime of his life. He might have
been living today if he had not allow-
ed himself to be deceived by strong
drink.
Don’t you know, reader, if he had
had any thought of what was ahead
of him, if he drank whiskey, he would
not have been deceived by it.
—G-W-W—
It has been said that red liquor
has killed more men than all the
wars that have been fought. And 1
believe it is tnfe. In my long life's
experience and observation I have
known many men who have been de-
ceived by strong drink and traveled
the same road that my.**\d friend d'<j
to the grave yard.
—G-W-W—
Wars cease, and nations sign
'treaties of peace, so that sometime,
there is a lapse of years when there
is no warfare or fighting. But old
John Barleycorn has never signed a
treaty of peace. Day and night, year
in and year out, his warfare on
mankind goes on. They die of stomach
trouble, kidney trouble, heart failure
but the underlying cause is that men
have allowed themselves to be de-
ceived by strong drink, just as my
old friend was.
They begin dropping off at forty-
five, maybe fifty, and sometimes
they live to be sixty before red liq-
uor gets in its work. Men that
ought to live to be eighty years old
and more die in the prime of their
manhood.
The doctor spreads the mantle of
charity over it and calls it stomach
trouble or heart failure. Every day
in the year men are being deceived
by strong drink or hauled away to
the graveyard and buried.
—G-W-W—
Yes, old John Barleycorn is a
great deceiver. It is said in the good
book that the Devil is father of
liars, and he is the father of old
John Barleycorn.
That old deceiver and hyprocrite
will stand up and tell you that he
never bothers any one if they don’t
bother him. Now, reader, take the
thousands of widows and orphans
that he has made. What did they do
to him that he should rob them of
their husband and father and all
things else that was dear to them
and left them in poverty, misery and
shame. »
Yes, old John is a big old deceiver.
—G-W-W—
One of the most pitiful objects I
know is a young mother with four
°r five little children tied up to a
drinking husband who has been de-
ceived by red liquor and who will
lie out in the woods all night and
drink liquor with crap shooters and
bootleggers.
()h, the shame and cruelty of it
°li. The lowest down business I
know is the business of the boot-
logger. He makes drinkers of our
,M)y«. He makes drunken husbands
for our girls.
A girl had a thousand times better
W nnd die an old maid than to b«
Ul I I- KNOWN BANKER
DIES AT CORSICANA
( rO KSIC AN A, June 21.—I. tf. Cerf
' -• prominent Texas banker died here
*■ today a few minutes after He
v»* Mruken with a heart attack on
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TEXAS RELIEF CLIENTS
MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD
SELF-MAINTFNANCE
AUSTIN. June 24.—With the aid
of 78 rural home supervisors, Texas
rural rehabilitation clients in May
made rapid progress toward perman-
ent self-maintenance, according to a
report issued last week by the rural
department of the Texas Relief
Commission.
Home supervisors made 5,618
home visits, and interviewed 3,605
clients in county relief offices, giv-
ing instruction in canning, gardening,
ad other features of home economy.
These visits and interviews beneritt-
ed 14,515 families representing 70,-
377 individuals.
Outstanding was the home canning
program conducted by the home
supervisors in an effort to see that
rural families provide themselves
with sufficient food for next winter.
From 3,683 gardens, 21,005 quarts of
vegetables were canned, in addition
to 11,307 quarts of fruits and 294
cans of meat. The food supply was
further enlarged by 1,743 quarts of
preserves, 2,077 quarts of jellies,
715 pounds of stored vegetables, 269
quarts of pickles, and 20 quarts of
kraut. All conservation of food was
done in the homes of the clients,
special portable canners being car-
ried from house to house by the sup-
ervisors.
Surplus in milk, eggs, and garden
products were exchanged in many
instances for cans, clothes, fruit jar
lids and other necessities.
On rainy days when full time
could not be devoted to food conser-
vation or yard improvements, women
in the families devoted their energies
to production and repair of mattres-
ses, pillows, bed spreads, sheets, pil-
low cases and garments.
Yard improvements included clean-
ing, fencing yards and gardens, plant-
ing shrubbery and flowers.
In addition to the above
rural supervisors gave assistance in
uses of food, meal planning, refrig-
eration budgeting, repairing equip-
ment, care of clpthing, and help.d
clients add the following items to
their home equipment: cook stoves,
utensils, sealers, tables, chairs, sew-
ing machines, washing machines,
beds, springs, mattresses, pillows,
quilts, smoothing irons, tubs, wash
boilers.
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FAIRFIELD BALL
BOYS CLEAN UP
ON THREE GAMES
Manager Sheffield’s ball artists
have recently annexed three more
games without a loss.
June 20 they journeyed to En-
nis shutting out that team by a
score of 11-0.
June 22 Fairfield won over the
Corsicana All Stars by a score of 5-
1.
June 24 Fairfield won over Corsi-
cana Sinclair team 10-8.
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INJURED BY FALL
Bobbie, small son of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Terry, fell off of a gate Monday
and dislocated an elbow.
tied up for life with a man who has
been deceived by strong drink, and
who after marriage is liable to be
hauled home to her at midnight as
drunk as a loon.
-G-W-W—
I think sometime of the different
societies and clubs organized by wo-
men. Maybe they already have plenty
of them, but if I were a girl I be-
lieve I would try to organize one
more. I think I would call it the
Young Women’s Protective Associa-
tion. We would have an agreement
that we would not associate with or
keep company of boys or young men
who are allowing themselves to be
deceived by strong drink.
And if any of these tipsters came
around trying to talk sweet we would
tell them to scram. That there was
nothing doing. These drinkers don't
care what daddy and mammy say,
but when you stani} up and tell them
you will associate only with sober
men, I tell you, girls, you could just
about break up this drinking business
if you will stand for your rights.
-G-W-W—
I want to say to the boys and
young men that read my column:
Boys, I want you to think over all
( have written and see if you can't
ngre< that I am right. Get in on th“
tide of temperance and soberne-s
«n<l help to overthrow old John Bar-,
leyeorn ami his crowd,
O. D. Boyd was Ifl GroasUek Wml-
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STATE RELIEF DIRECTOR
SAYS HE IS GREATLY
DISTURBED BY RUMORS
AUSTIN, June 25.—State Relief
Director Adam R. Johnson early in
the week told county administrators
and chairmen of county relief boards
that he is “greatly disturbed” by
rumors from several counties to the
effect that “as soon as the group
which is in the county conducting
a re-examination of our case load
leaves, we will re-open the cases
which they are closing.”
Re-examination of relief cases in
Texas and other states was begun
about a month ago at the order of fed-
eral relief officials, and is expected
to be completed in about two or three
weeks. The examination was under-
taken to establish the validity of
cases receiving public assistance.
“This is, of course, an evidence,
not only of disregard for instructions
from this office, but also of com-
plete misunderstanding of the objec-
tive of this organization and whole-
hearted lack of cooperation with this
office,” Johnson declared.
“The case load recheck which we
are making is primarily for the pro-
tection of those eligible for relief,
in that we have a limited amount of
money to distribute to the various
counties in Texas, every dollar of
which needs to go to the source in-
tended. For even though we succeed
in eliminating all ineligibles on ac.
count of the material reduction in re-
lief grants, the available budgetary
allowances for those who are in act-
ual need are extremely meager. Thus
it behooves every one of us to do our
utmost to see to it that our eligible
clients are not further penalized by
having to share their small dinner
pail with ineligibles. This re-check
is costing our government a great
deal of money which will be absolute-
ly wasted if you fail to do your duty
in carrying out its purpose.
• “Your case load, following the re-
examination will be carefully scruti-
nized as to re-openings and any in-
dication that we find of a board, ad-
ministrator, or anyone else, re-open-
ing or being a party to the re.open-
ing of cases legitimately closed, will
be justly grounds for discontinuance
of their services unless such re-
openings are justified by reputable
affidavits which will be forwarded to
this office.
“We hope that the rumors that have
come to us are unfounded, and we do
not want you to think that you stand
indicted. We simply want to impress
you with our earnestness and deter-
mination to clean our relief rolls of
all ineligibles, and that we are not
going to stand for any abuses of our
efforts in this respect,” Johnson con-
cluded.
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TWO-MILLIONTH
FORD V-8 HERE
TUESDAY AFTERN.
The two-millionth V-8 turned out
at the factory on June 8th under the
eyes of Henry Ford visited Fairfield
Monday afternoon. The car is on its
way to the California Pacific Inter,
national Exposition at San Diego,
Cal.
Led by two motorcycle officers,
followed by Mayor Williford, City
Marshal Watson and the local Ford
Manager, R. B. Middleton, and many
Ford representatives, the car circled
the square before stopping at the
local Ford agency, where the Mayor,
County Judge, editor of The Re-
corder and other citizens signed the
log, and a picture of the car, local
dealer and officials were taken.
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JACK CREEK REUNION
JULY 2nd TO 5th
The 1935 annual reunion of Joe
Johnson Camp No. 94, U. C. V. will
begin at Jack Creek reunion grounds
on evening of July 2, and continue
until Friday night, July 5.
Committee reports that there will
be a good, clean carnival, local en-
tertainers and good speakers the en-
tire time.
All are urged to spend all day on
the 4th for their picnic outing.
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MEMORIAL SERVICES
AT WOODLAND JULY 4
The annual memorial service will
be held at Woodland cemetery on
Thursdy, July 4. Everybody cordially
invited. Lunch at the noon hour.
(Mis.) LUCY CLKKKK,
Secretary-Treasurer.
John Dent of Chandler is visiting
11 lends iiA* this week.
TO HAVE BIG TIME IN
HOUSTON CO. JULY 4;
ELABROTE PROGRAM
(Houston Co. Times)
Among the many notables who are
to visit Crockett for the July 4 Pre-
Centennial celebration will be Bishop
Joseph Byrne, Catholic Bishop of
Galveston. A delegation composed of
Senator Gordon M. Burns, Mrs. J.
G. Beasley, Mrs. J. C. Millar and
Secretary R. W. Knight of Commerce
went to Galveston Monday to extend
him a personal invitation. Bishop
Byrne accepted the invitation to have
charge of that part of the July 4 pro-
gram which has to do with the formal
dedication of the replica of Mission
San Francisco de las Tejas. While the
bishop will need a few days to round
out the official ceremonies for this
occasion, he stated to the delegation
that some 20 to 30 priests would be
present and that he would bring his
choir from Galveston to participate
in the high mass ceremonies.
Many other prominent citizens
have accepted invitation to be here
on July 4, which now promises to be
a red letter day in the history of
Houston county. Plans are being con-
sidered at this time to bring a
newsreel agency here to make motion
pictures of the ceremonies. Hon. Lou
W. Kemp, chairman of the Historical
Board which has the responsibilities
of passing on all claims for the allo-
cation of Centennial funds, is among
the notables who have definitely ac-
cepted an invitation to be here. Hou.
John Boyles, a member of the Cen-
tennial Commission of control, and
a very prominent Catholic layman of
San Antonio, has also accepted a
place on the program to talk on the
Centennial.
Highway Commissioner D. K. Mar-
tin of San Antonio, Senator John
Riedditt of Lufkin, Senator Gordon
Burns of Huntsville will have places
on the program. Many others are ex-
ported to be present as the guests of
Crockett and Houston county citi-
zens, including Miss Adina De Zavala
of San Antonio, Dr. Albert Woldert
of Tyler and some fifteen or twenty
newspaper editors from over East
Texas are among the others who have
definitely stated that they will be
here.
The committees on arrangement
met last week in the local chamber
of commerce office and plans are de-
finitely taking shape to put over the
affari in a way that will make the
many distinguished visitors feel very
kindly toward Houston county. Staff
correspondents from several of the
big dailies are expected to bo here
and Crockett and Houston county
will receive nation-wide publicity
from this program.
WEST VIRGINIAN DIES
WHEN CAR TURNS
OVER NEAR HERE
A man identified through his
Masonic receipt for dues and qther
papers as John W. Barrett of Hun-
ington, West Virginia, was instantly
killed Monday afternoon on Highway
75, near Dew south of Fairfield,
when his car left the highway. His
body was crushed.
He was alone in the car when the
accident happened, and it is surmis-
ed that he went to sleep and the car
left the highway turning over sev-
eral times.
Parties arriving at the scene be-
fore the dust had settled, brought
the body to Steward & Burleson
funeral home here.
Local Masonic officials immediate-
ly communicated with the Lodge at
Hunington. Steward & Burleson were
instructed to ship the body to Hun-
ington, which was done Tuesday
afternoon. •
Barriett had $20 in cash and
traveler’s checks for about $70. The
enr, a Studebaker coupe was almost
a total wreck.
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SEVERAL PEOPLE HURT
IN CAR-TRUCK CRASH
In a collision between a car and
a truck at the Y in Buffalo Satur-
day, several people were carried to
u Teague hospital for treatment of
slight wounds in a Steward & Burle-
son ambulance.
In the car were Asst. Attorney
Faulk, wife und two daughters. The
truck driver and a companion receiv-
ed slight injuries us well as all the
j Mr. and Mrs. li. C. Childs, Mrs.
! W. II. Childs and daughters, MU* J
! Josephine and J^ena are visiting if.
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TO RETAIN PRESS AS
PRINCIPAL MEDIA
OF PUBLICITY
Seventy-four of Chevrolet's lead-
ing dealers, who together accounted
for the gales of 38,116 new cars and
trucks last year, attending a two-day
conference at Detroit on sales and ad-
vertising plans for the remainder of
1935, went on record as unanimously
endorsing the Chevrolet Motor Comp-
any’s decision, announced at the clos-
ing session, to retain the newspaper
as the backbone of the company’s
advertising media.
The announcement that Chevrolet
intended to adhere to this time.tned
policy was made by C. P. Fisken
advertising manager, who spoke in
enthusiastic terms of the results the
company has obtained through news-
paper advertising, in which it has
long been a conspicuous leader.
“We are constantly on the lookout
for any means of making our appeal
to the public more effective," said
Mr. Fisken, “but up to date we have
found nothing to compare with the
newspaper as the ‘main highway’ for
our advertising expenditure.”
The day’s sessions were in the na-
ture of round-table discussions, and
the subjects was referred to the
dealers for expressions of opinion.
At the close of the discussion, which
was strongly in support of the plan
the dealers voted it their unanimous
endorsement.
The conference, held under the
supervision of Willim E. Holler,
vice president and general sales
manager, sought to obtain free inter-
change of ideas on the mutual pro-
blems of the company and its dealers.’
Several round-table discussion were
on the program, and dealers were
invited to offer constructive sugges-
tions on advertising and other sub-
jects relating to their business. Sev-
eral suggestions made a a previous
conference of the same type were
adopted with excellent results, and
the cementing of dealer-factory rela-
tions, were made possible through
the conference, more than justified
the undertaking, in the opinion of
Chevrolet officails.
While the meeting was termed a
“dealers’ advertising conference,”
its scope was wider than that name
would imply, Mr. Holler explained.
The sessions touched upon every
phase of Chevrolet dealer activity—
new cars and trucks, used cars, parts
accessories, service, accounting and
business management, and financing.
Representatives of each Chevrolet
departmet outlined for the group of
dealers the company’s plans for the
summer, sothat when the dealers left
Detroit they took with them a com-
plete picture of what is in prospect.
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COLORED BAPTISTS TO
HOLD FINANCIAL MEET
AT FAIRFIELD JUNE 30
The Lebanon District Baptist As-
sociation is compelled to raise
$750.00 and we are calling upon all
citizens of Fairfield to give this ap-
peal their best consideration as the
association and Sunday School con-
vention meet in Fairfeld twice a year
August and October. We know you
realize what advantage it is to the
town from a business viewpoint. We
have never before called upon the
city for help. We feel that you won’t
mind giving a donation at this time.
We must have lights installed; we
must have water run out to the tab-
ernacle, and we have other indebted,
ness to look after. We realize that
you are in the knowledge of some
talk of moving the association to
some other place, more convenient
a3 some think. But we, the leaders of
this association, think to change at
this time and go to another place
would be a mistake; therefore we
feel that if the friends will come out
Sunday at 3.30 P. M., June 30, and
let our people see and know what
the city will do it will help.
We jwill have a great program.
Negro spiritual singing by 75 voices,
three or four quartets will rendar
several selections.
Mr. P. D. Browne, president of
Fairfield School Board, hns been ask-
ed to come out at 3:30 and uddresx
the gathering. He has promised to
lie there and Mr, Parker, Mr. Beau-
champ, Mr. Lott und son and others
ure expected. Therefore, we cull upon
all other business men of Fairfield
to be present in this mass meeting.
We art- ssking for s donation **f
$100.00 or more to help us in raising
this amount which Is so badly need,
ed at this t me.
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INDUSTRIAL SURVEY
EXPECTED TO PROVIDE
JOBS FOR JOBLESS
AUSTIN, June 25.—Governor Jam*a
V. Allred announced this week com-
pletion of plans for a far-reaching
industrial survey designed to provide
jobs, attract oiftside capital into
Texas and rehabilitate dormant and
ruined industries.
The governor revealed that Dud-
ley P. South of Houston, an indus-
trial engineer of exceptional train,
ing had already done severad weeks
of work in determining the feasi-
bility and possibilities of the sur-
vey.
Mr. South, a graduate of Rice
Institute and Columbia University,
close associate of Dr. Walter B.
Pitkin, will head the survey.
Governor Allred, pointed out that
an industrial survey of Texas, with
particular reference to getting men
and women off public relief rolls
into gainful private occupation, had
been recommended by the Democra-
tic Party in its convention last
September.
“Inauguration of the Texas In-
dustrial Survey,” the Governor said
“with Dudley P. South as director,
offers almost unlimited possibili-
ties for co-ordinating public and
private initiative to the end that
jobs for the jobless will be provid-
ed and the entire industrial welfare
of the state be promoted.
“We have already received assur-
ances of co-operation from leading
civic organizations, including cham.
bers of commerce throughout the
state, the University of Texas and
Southern Methodist University, also
from many public-spirited citizens.
An advisory council composed of pro-
minent commercial and industrial
leaders of Texas, will be announced
shortly. Also, a co-ordination com-
mittee, composed of several men who
have worked with Mr. South in the
preliminary svrveys and will assist
him in furthering the work.”
The governor released a statement
from Mr. South briefly outlining
objectives of the survey as follows:
“The function of this survey is to
make available all business enter-
prises such data as will enable them
to expand their work, undertake ne'qr
development, hire more men, and
judiciously invest more capital.
"There are many types of manufac-
ture which require little investment
and use considerable hand labor. We
are beginning our survey with this
type in the foreground.
“There are also many major indus-
tries outside of Texas which do not
have important branches in the state
and which could profitably establish
such branches. We hope to furnish
them with data that will convince
them of the widsom of coming here.
“The survey will be entirely im-
partial with respect to the different
cities and sections of the state and
will make its findings available to
all. It invites the co-operation of all
institutions which have been doing
this sort of work on a local or regio-
al scale; and we have already receiv-
ed assurance of help from many of
these.
“National and world opportunities
for Texas business enterprises will
be studied. We hope to increase the
scope of the survey and this increase
will come steadily if we receive the
co-operation we have been ncouraged
to expect.”
Mr. South is a veteran of the world
war, having served with the signal
corps in the Meuse-Argonne, St.
Hihiel and other offensives. Re is
married and has two children.
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BROTHER FAIRFIELD
WOMAN BURIED AT
KERENS TUESDAY
— A
Charlie Washburn died at the
home of his brother, Bert Washburn,
near Kerens at 8:30 Monday night
following a long illness. Funeral
serveies were held Tuesday after-
noon at 2 o’clock from the Stockton
Funeral Home in Kerens. The ser-
vices were conducted by Rev. Joe
Everheart, pastor of the First Pre.i-
byterian church. Burial was in the
Kerens cemetery.
He was born and reared in tho
Kerens Community and was well
known in Navarro county.
Surviving are one brother, Bert
Washburn, Kerens; a sister, Mrs.
E. J. Gilbert, FsirAeld, and other
relatives.
’ 1‘KAYKK MEETING ’
Collage prayer meeting will ha
held in lie home of Mrs, I'. 8 Me*
•• Slaughter of Corsicana wa
• it) Thursday and Friday.
J. II. HOLM*
District Supers
noon.
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