The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1946 Page: 1 of 8
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W. H. McSpadden, Tax Assessor-
Collector, has received the following
letter from the Texas Highway De-
partment in regard to the changes
that have been made in registering
trucks, trailers and farm trucks for
1948:
“Figures developed by the License
and Weight Inspectors of the Depart-
ment of Public Safety on rtucks and
trailers which have been stopped and
weighed, show that a surprisingly
large percentage of thd commercial
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discontinues this page. During
this time we carried over $100
per montl
propaganda
■ per month worth of government
propaganda ads each month.
Patriotic friends assisted us in
carrying these ads by donating
approximately $25 per month.
To them we express our sincere
appreciation. We felt that our
efforts were a worthwhile con-
tribution to the war effort, and
the Treasury Department has
thanked us for our work and ex
tion that trucks and trailers are re-
registered each year at the same
gross weight as registreed in prev-
ious years, or at a reduced weight.
Although the Legislature increased
the maximum load limit from 38,000
pounds to 48,000 pounds effective
September 4, 1945, comparatively few
operators or owners have raised their
weights. In past years the Highway
Department has not attempted to
check the weights shown on the reg-
istration receipts, and it is felt that a
ting over bond sales and drives.
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The difference between a
statesman and a politician is
this: A statesman asks himself
this question: Is this legislation
good for the people? The politic-
ian asks himself which way
should I vote to get the most
votes come next election. Come
next election the statesman gets
elected to stay at home and the
politician gets sent back to
Washington.
A
The Catfish boys still have to
hole up most of the time. The
weather the past few weeks
generally has averaged about
two days pretty weather alter-
idf the Catfish hurt like every-
thing. Here’s hoping some
pretty weather will last long
enough for some field and gar-
den work.
A
Some people may act like they
are nuts when in fact they only
put on an act, and in reality are
smart like a fox. Yoir might
think we have Son Lott in mind,
because Son darts hither and
thither, popping off like a
motorcycle, but don’t think it is
without a purpose. Son is so
full of ideas and schemes that
he is forced to let off steam or
there would be an explosion.
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The hospital project is looking
good, and those in charge have
now no doubt but that it is go-
ing to go over in a big way. The
campaign to put the proposition
over is going to be activated and
a drive instituted to put the
proposition over as quick as
possible.
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John David Burleson has in-
stalled a beautiful fluorescent
lighting system in his store and
it ads beauty to the display of
articles and useful furniture he
now has. Mr. Burleson has plans
to add to the beauty of this
establishment as soon as the
plate glass for the building has
been received.
It
These car and tire dealers are
the boys really suffering now.
With everybody needing a new
car and with the money to buy
it, the steel strike has put a big
dent in the car business and put
off real production.
It
Callan says: “Maybe Bill is
i old fashioned, but he thinks it iB
wrong for men to smoke and
drink just because women do.
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, Tpe editor of one of our ex-
changes suggests a fifth free-
dom. The right to work and
produce.
SINKING HERE SUNDAY
Tlusre will be singing st the Cal-
Baptist Church Sunday after-
Feb. IT, at 2 o’clock. Evedy-
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time
they were first registered, and it is
believed that a more careful registra-
tion by the Tax Collector will result
in the raising of the weights of a
large number of Commercial vehicles.
The majority of the commercial
registration receipts received in the
office of hte Texas Highway Depart-
ment do not show sufficient descrip-
tion of the vehicle being registered,
and it is requested that the owners of
all trucks, farm trucks, buses, trail-
ers and semi-trailers be required to
furnish sufficient information regard
tng the type, class and serial number
of the vehicle to enable the Tax Col-
lector’s office and the Texas Highway
Department to verify the weights ac-
ordlng to the Branham Automobile
Reference Book.
Attention is directed to the status
five days of which provide that each commercial
vehicle shall be registered for its
fcreea^ Weight which it'defined as the
actual weight of the vehicle fully
equipped with the body, and other
equipment, plus its net carrying
capacity. The “net carrying capacity’’
of any vehicle except a bus, is defin-
ed as the weight of the heaviest net
load to be carried provided that in no
case shall the net carrying capacity
be less than the manufacturer’s rated
oarrying capacity. When applying
for registration of any commercial
motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer
or semi-trailer, the applicant shall
deliver to the Tax Collector or one of
his duly authorized deputies, an af-
fidavit duly sworn to before an of-
ficer authorized to administer oaths,
showing the weight of said vehicle,
the maximum load to be transport-
ed and the total gross weight from
which said vehicle is to be register-
ed.”
The Tax Collector urges all truck
and trailer owners to call at the Tax
Collector’s office or to the Local
Registration Sub Station to obtain
the Affidavits and to have them com-
pletely filled out and sworn to when
they call at the Tax Collectors Office
or Sub Station to register their ve-
hicle. 14f-t-c
Negro Club Boys Win
Highest Honors
At Fat Stock Show
By K. K. DAINGERF1ELD
Negro County Agent
Two Negro 4-H Club boys of Free-
stone County took part in the Hous-
ton Fat Stock Show which yas held
Feb. 1-10. The boys were Milton
Powers of Gipson Chapel community
and Robert Lee Vastile of Couchman
community.
Robert entered two gilts and one
barrow. One gilt and the barrow
were entered in the heavy Poland
China class and one gilt in the light
Poland China class. The barrow
placed first in its class and later
placed grand champion of the Negro
Show. This barrow weighed 292
pounds the day fhe show was Judg-
ed. He was five months and six days
old. Robert received 25 l-2c per
pound for the hog and received a cash
prize of $25.
Milton won first place on his
Poland China litter and second place
on a barrow out of the litter. The
little averaged 190 pounds each when
the judging took place.
Milton received 18c per pound for
his hogs, plus cash prizes which made
his receive a total of $244 for 7 hogs.
The ages of all hogs shown from
Freestone County ranged from five
to six months old.
A balanced ration, good green pas-
tures sown with a mixture of oats,
rye, barley, vetch, and rape, plus
plenty milk, made the almost im-
possible possible for these dub boys
and caused them to make a good
profit for their efforts.
The training and experience they
received while carrying out thfs
demonstration and attending the Fat
Stock Show in Houston cannot be
valued in terms of dollars and eentg.
Two adult farmers accompanied
the Negro agent and the two boys to
tlie show, naihety. Dock Castile ‘
Couchman and Frank Palmore
Furney Richardson community.
Senator Taylor
Asks Re-Election
Recruiting Quota
For Feb. Is Higher
The recruiting quota allotted the
Corsicana U. S. Army Recruiting
Station for the month of February
has been increased over the January
quota by apporximately 46 per cent,
Lt. W. O. Griffin, recruiting officer,
announced today.
Although the January quota was
higher than ever before, the Corsi-
cana recruiters succeeded in passing
it by a substantial margin.
“In an intensive campaign to meet
the requirements of the Armed
Forces, a still higher quota must be
met during February,” Lt.
said.
“The excellent cooperation of the
people of this district, comprising
Navarro, Hill, Limestone, Freestone
counties, enabled us to pass the Jan-
uary quota and their assistance is
greatly appreciated by all members
of the Recruiting Staff,” the officer
stated.
The Corsicana Recruiting Station
is located in Room 410, State Nation-
al Bank Building.
Members of the Corsicana Station
are on duty in the City Hall in Teague
each Tuesday.
Gen. Bradley
Denies Charge
Made By Stelle
“We are not dismissing non-service
connected cases of any character from
our hospitals as long as they are in
need of hospitalization,” Charles E.
McCarthy, Acting Manager of the
Veterans Administration Regional
Office, Waco, Texas, which exercises
jurisdiction over practically the entire |
state of Texas, was informed Friday
in a message from General Omar E.
Bradley, U. S. Army Administrator of
veterans’ affairs.
Gen. Bradley's message, coming as
a categorical denial of a charge made
by John Stelle, national commander
of the American Legion, that the
Veterans Administration is attempt-
ing to dismiss non-service connected
cases, was revealed in an attempt to
settle the minds of parents and wives
of ex-service men in VA hospitals.
Gen. Bradley this week wrote all
members of congress:
“Upon inquiry made of the national
adjutant of the American Legion, the
Veterans Administration is informed
he has sent telegrams to Legion de
, Kaufman and Freestone counties. | partment commanders, quoting the
E. Taylor of eKrens, who
elected to the Senate by this
Hct while he was on active duty
he 36th Texas Division in France,
Dunced today for re-election this
from the sixth district which in-
Nav^rro, Anderson, Hender-
Recorder Honor
Roll This Week
Wiley Day, Los Alemos, Galif.
Albert York, Fairfield.
William Ivy, Fairfield.
S. J. Jackson, Oakwood.
M. R. Scarborough, Rt. 1, Wortham.
J. O. Walthall, Kirven.
Mrs. G. F. Barnhill, Kirven.
Harriet M. Williford, San Antonio.
Everett Harrison, Rt. 3, Teague.
E. B. Browne, Fairfield.
E. A. Childs, Fairfield.
Mrs. F. C. Vickery, Jr., Ft. Worth.
G. M. Emmons, King City, Calif.
Mrs. C. K. Hawthorn, Streetman.
Mrs. R. L. Stanton, Teague.
R. C. Steger, Fairfield.
Mrs. G. E. Fogleman, Dallas.
Andrew Hillary, Rt. 2, Streetman.
Ellis Chappell, Fairfield.
Mrs. Ashby Box, Fort Worth.
C. H. Polk, Fairfield.
Mrs. Elwood Jones, Fairfield.
Mrs. S. V. Ivy, Fairfield.
W. A. Hamlin, Fairfield.
J. B. Daniel, Fairfield.
A. C. Moore, Mi^mi Springs, Fla.
Willie Belle Greening, Los Angeles,
Calif.
Athel Ivy, Fairfield.
Henry T. Minchew, Rt. 2, Mart.
J. E. Eubank, Fairfield.
T. F. Young, Star Rt., Fairfield.
$enator Taylor is seeking his first
fu6 term as a member of the senate.
He was chosen at a special election
to serve out the unexpired term of
the late Senator Clay Cotten of Pales-
tine.
While serving his second term as a
member of the House of Representa-
es from Navarro County, Taylor
t on active duty when the Texas
tional Guard was mobilized in
vember, 1940. He spent four and
half years with the division, Serv-
ig throughout the campaigns in
orth Africa, Italy and France.
Decorated three times during his
inty-one months overseas, Senator
ylor wears the Silver Star received
ilerno, the Bronze Stojr for heroic
action dufing the • landing in South-
ern France, and the French Croix de
Guerre awarded for services render-
ed that country in the liberation of
France.
In announcing for re-election Sena-
tor Taylor asked the editor of the Re-
corder to express to the people of
Fairfield and Freestone county his
appreciation for their support in his
election while he was thousands of
miles away and dependent entirely
upon his friends.
“It has been my earnest desire,”
Taylor said, “to render sincere and
trustworthy service as a public ser-
vant. My decisions have always been
based on the best judgment I have of
the public interest and informatino
received from many of you on the
matters under consideration. On oc-
casion we may not have entirely
agreed, but my disagreement has al-
ways been honest and based on the
general welfare of the entire district
and the state of Texas. My conduct
as a public official will continue to
be motivated by these same consider-
ations as long as I am your elected
representative.”
Senator Taylor is thirty-nine, was
married to Estelle Foster Taylor fol-
lowing their graduation from Baylor
University at Waco in 1927, and has
one fourteen-year-old daughter. He
formerly published the Kerens
Tribune before entering the army in
1940.
Legion’s national commander as say-
ing ‘The Veterans Administration is
attempting to dismiss from their hos-
pitals 46,185 total non-service con-
nected cases.’
“The statement is absolutely with-
out foundation in truth. There is
great danger that it will cause un-
necessary fear aad anxiety among
sick veterans and their families. At
a press conference held on February
1, 1946, I said: ‘Under the law,
priority must be given to service-con-
nected cases. Non-service connected
cases will be hospitalized wherever
possible. I have not, nor will I, advo-
cate any change in the law which
would provide for hospitalization of
service-connected case only!’
“That statement still holds good.
We are not dismissing non-service
connected cases of any character from
our hospitals as long as they are in
need of hospitalization.”
Great Minds
Contentment is true riches.—Dill-
wyn.
Contentment is a pearl of great
price, and whoever procures it at the
expense of ten thousand desires
Griffin' makes a wise and a happy purchase.
' —Balguy.
You traverse the world in search
of happiness, which is within the
reach of every man; a contented mind
confers it all.—Horace.
The noblest mind the best content-
ment has.—Spencer.
Holman Employed ^
To Devote Time
Membership Sales
There has been much work done <
ward the building of the hospital her
but quite a bit of it has never
published in the paper. Since
Board of Directors know thta
get the hospital, they ha*
several steps forward in the last few
days. #
They have contacted John Lin -
Scott, an architect of Austin, in re-
gard to meeting with them and pre-
senting suggested plans for the hos-
pital building.
Approximately two hundred mem-
berships have been sold to date and
they have hired G. L. Holman to com-
plete the selling of them. All peo-
ple that are interested should contact
him as soon as possible. After Feb-
ruary 22, Holman will devote his en-
tire time to the hospital until all
memberships have been sold. He plana
to hold meetings in all communities
around Fairfield that are interested
enough to help get the people togeth-
er. At these meetings, the hospital
plan will be explained in detail. All
pecple that have given any thought
to the cooperative plan are very much
enthused over the idea. We are sure
all people in the county will be Inter-
ested if they hear it explained.
The directors hope that by April 1
that they will be far enough along
to be ready to, receive bids for con-
struction of the building. At the
present, they are contacting the peo-
ple that have suitable building lots in
the city so that they will be able to
buy a desirable location when needed.
Be sure and watch your paper in
regard to meetings that will be held
to present the hospital plan to the
people in different communities. If
there is to be one in your community,
be there. If no date is set for a meet-
ing in your community, contact G. L.
Holman and he will help arrange for
one.
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Vets Administration
Expansion Program
Includes Fairfield
Texas Company
Completing Plans
For Deep Well
1 /'y<$
was
last
For Governor *
Hon. Beauford Jester of Corsicana
announced today as a candidate for
Governor of Texas.
Airborne Units
Are Available
To Recruits
Men may now enlist in the follow-
ing branches of the regular Army
for later assignment to Airborne
units in the overseas theatre shown,
Lt. W. O. Griffin, recruiting officer
in the Corsicana U. S. Army Recruit-
ing Station, announced today: for
the Pacific Theatre; Infantry, Field
Artillery, Engineer, Medical, Signal,
Ordnance, Quartermaster, Military
Police, and Coast Artillery (Anti-
Aircraft) ; for the European Theatre,
Infantry and Medical.
The Corsicana Recruiting Office is
in fyom 410, State National Bank
Building.
Representatives of the Corsicana
Station are on duty in the City Hall
in Teague each Tuesday.
Robert C. Reeder, Contact Repre-
sentative of the Veterans Administra-
tion, will be in the office of the
Selective Service Board, located in
the courthouse, each Tuesday morn-
ing from 9 to 12 p. m. to provide con-
tact service to Fairfield on an itiner-
ant schedule.
The Contact Unit, which serves
Waxahachie, Ennis, Corsicana, Mexia,
and Fairfield, is located in Room 208
State National Bank Building in
Corsicana. The Veterans Administra-
tion is expanding its service to veter-
ans by opening contact units through
the State. Reeder will conduct an
itinerant schedule in each of the cities
assigned to this Contact Unit.
Assistance and guidance will be
given to veterans and their depend
ents in obtaining all
they are entitled and eligible to re-
ceive under the laws administered by
the Veterans Administration.
Reeder is prepared to answer ques-
tions pertaining to compensation and
pensions; medical, hospital, and
domiciliary care; vocational rehabili-
tation training, eduction, guarantee
of loans, readjustment allowance, In-
surance, and other benefits to whieh
veterans or their dependents may be
entitled by law.
Business men who are interested
in the On-the-Job Training Program
are invited to come by and see him
while he is in Fairfield.
Veterans and their dependents are
urged to bring their problems to
Reeder, where they will be assured
of a warm welcome, and every pos-
sible aid will be given to them.
Although a tentative location
made by The Texas Company,
week, for an additional deep well to
be drilled on the W. M. White 204
acre tract of land in the Wm. King,
Sr., Survey, Abstract No. 362, in the
Fairfield Distillate Field, which tract,
is located approximately three miles
slightly south of west from Fairfield,
the actual location for this test has
not yet been made. Engineers of
The Texas Company are in Fairfield
this week going over the ground in
an effort to determine the location to
be staked, after considering probable
road building to be required to give
access to the possible locations that
they have in mind, and they are ex-
pected to reach their determination
today or tomorrow. As soon as this 1
location is made and road construc-
tion completed The Texas Company
expects to move one of their own
large drilling rigs in to drill this
well.
benefits which „ U ha* been rePorted that Barney
Carter has secured permit and order-
ed the pipe to construct a gas trans-
mission line from the Woodbine gas
well that he recently completed on
the Steward and Watson lease on the
F. E. Hill III farm to the Wortham
oil field, and that he will use his gas
for repressuring in an attempt to in-
crease production from his oil welts
in that field.
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OLD TIME DWELLING
DESTROYED BY FIRE
The Butler Webb home, an old
County landmark near Luna, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday. It was occu-
pied by Mrs. Webb. All household
goods were lost.
Teague Minister
Club Speaker
The Rev. A. P. Hamrick, pastor at
the First Baptist Church of Teagues
was guest speaker at the regular
weekly Rotary Club ipeeting Frid^T
noon. Rev. Hamrick used as his sub-
ject the Rotary motto, “He Profit
Most Who Serves the Best.” He
introduced by John D. Burleson, whe
was program chairman.
President C. E. Childs urges every
member to attend the next J
Friday, Feb. 15, in the
the Methodist Church. Dr.
Bonner will have charge of the
gram.
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Kirgan, Lee. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 14, 1946, newspaper, February 14, 1946; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1109782/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.