The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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The Fairfield Recorder
SIXTY-FIFTH YEAR
THE COUNTY PAPER—Established 1876
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY. TEXAS OCTOBER 31, 1940
NUMBER 6
Simple Stuff
By THE EDITOR
The editor has always voted
’er straight, and will as long
as we participate in a primary,
altho we crave a return to De-
mocratic principles as taught
and followed by our forefathers
and the ousting from office of
the Republicans and Com-
munists appointed by and serv-
ing under a Democratic admin-
istration. The time has come
when we feel justified in urg-
ing Democrats to “scratch the
ticket” where the office of
Commissioner of Agriculture is
concerned, since the nominee,
J. E. McDonald, has endorsed
and stated he would vote the
Republican ticket after he par-
ticipated in the Democratic pri-
mary and was nominated.
Prominent and life-long Texas
Democrats are intensively
backing a write-in campaign—
to scratch the name of McDon-
ald and write-in the name of
Bill Corry, who received a sub-
stantial vote for the office in
the recent primary.
The woman between 40 and
50 who acts her age, dresses
her age, and t}iir%* her old
man should be contented to
spend all his evenings in the
sitting room looking at her, in-
stead of “dressing up,” using
modern beauty aids and going
out with him once in awhile,
should not be surprised if he
begins to wander into green
pastures.
—s-s—
Uncle Tobie would be more
satisfied if Aunt Aggie would
discard her old gray colored
prints, and don a styled dress,
use a little paint and go out
with him to the football game ____________________________
or the picture show occasion-1 ference tilts this year, hope to make
ally, and encourage him to the grade Saturday when they in-
spend an evening with his old
Texas Democrats
Urged to
Keep Up Drive
Texas democrats were urged today
by Roosevelt Campaign Director
Myron Blalock to keep up the inten-
sified drive which has placed this
state in the top flight of Roosevelt
strongholds in the latest polls of
political opinion throughout the na-
tion.
Blalock expressed “great satisfac-
tion” with the present status of the
campaign, for the campaign funds
from the rank and the file of Tex-
as democrats and commended the
thousands of party members who are
taking an active part in the thorough
organized drive for a million Roose-
velt votes and the campaign fund
quota for the national campaign
committee.
The campaign director who serves
Texas also as national executive
committeeman urged that all funds
not yet sent to him at Austin head-
quarters be forwarded at once as it
was urgently needed for the Roose-
velt campaign in border-line states.
He said he anticipated every Texas
county going over the top for its
Roosevelt Campaign fund quota and
that counties were vieing among
themselves to exceed their set
quotas.
“The well organized campaign has
steadily gained momentum in Tex-
as which indicates to me that demo-
crats will not allow a change of
national administration in this time
of world crisis. America has no in-
tentions of turning the government
to untried and inexperienced hands, ’
Blalock said. “The attitude of Tex-
ans toward the position of demo-
crats in congress is typical, and the
country will not permit the presi-
dent’s future program to be domi-
nated by a republican house of
representatives.” >
The campaign director urged all
Texas democrats to work for a rec-
ord Roosevelt vote next Tuesday so
that the state will “march a million
strong for the president.” He also
urged that all Texans loyal to Roose-
velt send in contributions in keeping
with their means to Austin ' head-
quarters at cnce.
Baylor andTCU.
Tangle Saturday
WACO, Oct. 29. — The Baylor
Bears, turned back in their two con-
cronies. He would be proud of
her.
-8-8-
In our opinion the indorse-
ment of Windell Willkie by
Lewis, C. I. 0. head, with a
promise to resign if Roosevelt
is elected, will solidify enough
support to insure Democratic
success. If not for Roosevelt,
how can anyone fail to take
advantage of aiding in getting
rid of this arch Hitler in
America.
—S-S—
If Madame Perkins, secre-
tary of labor is the “queen mo-
ther of fifth columnists in
America,” what is Lindberg?
-S-S-—
Wesley Jones renewed his
subscription Saturday to the
(See SIMPLE STUFF Page 8)
annual
Horned
Freestone Men
Buy Blooded
Cattle at Sale
F. E. Hill and sons Richard,
Frederick and Suel, and A. H. Bass,
attended a Hereford auction sale at
Whitney, Friday. Mr. Hill bought
eight heifers and four bulls «nd Mr.
Bass bought one bull.
The animals are from high class
blood strains, and will further im-
prove the already fine Hereford cat-
tle in this territory.
DINNING IN FREESTONE
COUNTY LITTLE OVER
HALF LAST YEAR
The ginners report shows there
were ginned in Freestone County
this year up to Oct. ’9, 8,013 bales
of cotton. Same date last year 14,-
424 bales had been ginned.
vade Ft. Worth for their
tussle with the T. C. U.
Frogs.
Coach Morley Jennings’ gridders
gave a good account of themselves
against the easy-going Texas Ag-
gies last week-end before they went
down battling to a 14-7 count, but
they just didn’t have the scoring
plays to go with the brilliant de-
fensive work turned in by That Good
Old Baylor Line.
Baylor coaches disregarded the
Homed Frogs’ loss to Tulsa last
Saturday and told the Bruin grid-
ders that they were expecting the
T. C. U. eleven to be stronger than
ever, and the Baptist footballers
would have to play the same type of
ball they turned in against the Ag-
gies if they finish on, the long end
of the score.
T. C. U. has won the last four
games that the two teams have play-
ed in Ft. Worth and the Bears will
be out to put an end to the home lot
jinx and chalk up their first league
win in three starts.
P. T. A. ORGANIZED
AT ST. ELMO
The patrons of St. Elmo school
turned out in full force Tuesday,
Oct. 28, to organize a P. T. A.
Msr. Fred Horn of Wortham helped
form the organization. She brought
with her Mrs. Masters, wife of the
Superintendent of Wortham School.
The officers elected to the new or-
ganization were as follows:
Pres.—Mrs. Bruce ^llen.
Vice-Pres.—Mrs. Kirven Harris.
Sec.—Mrs. L. A. Bryan.
Treas.—Mrs. Elma Simpson.
There were 26 member* present.
Enough dues were paid to become
federated with the State organiza-
tion.
Texas Democrats
To Scratch Ticket
Following announcement of Ag.
Corns. J. E. McDonald that he
will vote for Wilkie, Texas Demo-
crats have endorsed a write-in
campaign to scratch McDonald’s
name and substitute the name of
Bill Corry, who ran against McDon-
ald in Democratic Primary:
Who is Bill Corry?
Bill Corry, drafted by the Roose-
velt Democrats, as the write-in can-
didate to oppose Wilkie-boosting J.
J. E. McDonald for Commissionar of
Agriculture, has this background:
Nov. 6, 1901: Born in Lamar
County (election day will be his
39th birthday. His father was a ten-
ant farmer and circuit riding minis-
ter in Lamar, Collin and Van Zandt
counties.)
Corry was educated at Denton
High School, North Texas State
Teachers College; University of Tex-
as, University of Missouri in agri-
culture. Worked his way through all
three.
Coached football in Nacogdoches,
Stephens and Scurry counties. Own-
ed and operated farms in Denton and
Tarrant Counties for the past 21
years.
Worked for Federal Farm Board,
cotton division, in Southwest in
1929.
Elected flotorial representative
from Denton and Tarrant Counties,
1938. Was an O’Daniel leader and
introduced progressive farm legisla-
tion Resigned to accept temporary
assistant chairmanship of relief
commission, 1939.
Runner-up against J. E. McDon-
ald for Commissioner in July pri-
mary, 1940. Received 188,000 votes.
October 25, 1940: Drafted a3
write-in candidate by Roosevelt De-
mocrats in called meeting at Waco
to oppose J. E. McDonald for a
sixth term after the latter had en-
dorsed the Wilkie-McNary ticjtet
despite his nomination by Texas
Democrats for another term.
October 26: Named as write-in
candidate by Texas County Judges
Association in resolution condemn-
ing McDonald.
W. T. (Terry) Watson is reported
to be ill at his home at Mt. Zion.
Eleven Freestone
County Girls
Attend TSWC
DENTON, Oct. 29.—Eleven Free-
stone County girls are enrolled at
Texas State College for Women.
With an approximate, enrollment of
2,500 TSWC retains its position as
the largest residential women’s col-
lege in the United States having
students from 215 Texas Counties,
30 states and 7 foreign countries.
Freestone county students from
Fairfield are Misses Gertrude Ann
Peyton, Nettie May Robinson, and
Emma Louise Steward. Other Fres-
stone county students are Miss
Eleanor Lane of Dew, Doris F. Haw-
thorn, Dorothy Hawthorn, Louise
McGilvary, Cordelia Ruth McSpad-
den, and Betty Jane Milligan of
Streetman; Miss Lou Jane Smith
of Teague, and Myrle Estell Plunk-
ett of Wortham.
The growth of TSWC in the short
span of thirty-seven years to a place
of prominence among the nation’s
colleges is attributed by authorities
to the ability of the college to anti-
cipate the needs of women in thG
world of today and to prepare them
best to meet these needs. Unusual
in its effective combination of prac-
tical and liberal arts courses, TSCW
has during the past five years sent
an average of 607 young women I
graduates each year into important
positions throughout the nation and
to mauy foreign countries.
Because of the extremely acute
condition of international affairs,
President L. H. Hubbard has an-
nounced that special emphasis is be-
ing placed this year on courses that
will prepare young women to assume
positions of responsibility in the
event of a national emergensy.
Rayburn, Blalock Scan Campaign
Sam Rayburn, speaker of the House of Representatives of the
United States, and Myron O. Blalock, national democratic committee-
man and director of the Roosevelt campaign in Texas, are seen here
going over the progress of the campaign in the Lone Star state. Ray-
burn is Roosevelt regional campaign director in the southwest. Both
Blalock and Rayburn made appeals to Texas democrats for campaign
funds to meet the intense drive of the republicans in border-line
states,
to him
__________n&r___________n
Blalock urged all loyal democrats to send their contributions
at Roosevelt campaign headquarters at Austin.
Guards America
Startling revelations regard-
ing inflLration of Communists
into government departments
are being made by Joseph Wel-
don Bailey, Jr„ former Con-
gressman and son of former
Senator Bailey, in a series of
broadcasts over the Texas Co-
lumbia Network at 5:15 each
afternoon, except Saturdays
and Sundays. The speeches will
continue through November 5th
overKRLD, Dallas: KTSA. San
Antonio; KTRH. Houston;
KGNC, Amarillo; KRIS, Corpus
Christ!, and KRGV, Weslaco.
Fairfield-Kosse
Play Here
Friday Night
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The Fairfield Eagles meet
Eagles Down
Heavy Bremond
Team Friday
With Await and Utley slashing
off tackle, and Glazener and Willi-
ford plowing through center behind
excellent blocking in the line, the
Fairfield Eagles struck twice thru
the mud on Bremond’B field to re-
move the Tigers from the unbeaten
class. The score was 13 to 6.
The Eagles scored first early in
the first period on a series of off
tackle smashes and spinners over
the center. The drive started on
Fairfield’s 38 and ended with Utley
going over his own left tackle from
the five yard line after a fifteen
yard penalty for tripping had put
the ball on the Bremond nine yard
line.
Fairfield threatened again after a
pass interception by Utley had put
the ball on Bremond’s nine yard line,
but the heavyweight Tiger forward
wall held the Eagles for downs.
The Eagles opened with another
drive in the third quarter that
brought the second touchdown with
Await skirting his own right-end
after what looked like a big loss of
ground. The play started out to be
a spinner to Await from Glazener,
but Glazener muffed a bad pass
from center, Await picked up the
loose ball and headed around his
right-end. He had to give ground
to evade two players and then out-
their ‘*n two others to score from the
fourth conference foe,
Greyhounds, on the Eagles’ grid
Friday night. The game was origi-
nally scheduled for Kdsse but was
moved to Fairfield by mutual eon-
suit. „ v.
Kosse opened the season as the
favorite to finish in the cellar in
the conference standing, but are now
one of the most improved teams in
• the conference. They lost an early
the Kosse! Bremond 32 yard line.
Awalt’s try
wide and
for the extra point was
the Eagles led 13 to 0.
Bremond scored early in fourth
period on a long pass to Abraham
who outran two Eagle defenders
from the Fairfield 40 yard line.
They threatened again a short time
later on a blocked punt, but Fair-
field held them on their 18-yard line
and took the ball on downs. When
season game to Wortham 70-0 game the game ended Fairfield had be-
but came back the next week to put f?an another- drive from their own
Bremond to its best efforts to sub- 18 and were progressing steadily to-
due them 25-14. jward pay dirt.
The Eagles will be shooting forj The game was rough with much
their fourth conference win in Fti- piling on and questionable play. The
day night’s encounter and are ex-! Fairfield line, though badly out-
pecting a hard game.
Last Rites
For Buffalo
Business Man
Mrs. G. H, Elliott
Dies at Teague
Funeral services for Mrs. G. H.
Elliott, 66, were held Friday, Oct. ... „ .
25, at 10 o’clock. Mrs. Elliott died at ner bore the brunt ra08t of the *ame
weighed, cleanly outplayed their
heavier opponents. Emmons, Lind-
ley, Steward Fischer, Pittman, Sta-
tham and Lambert started the game
and only Statham gave way to a
substitute in the hard fought game.
Statham was removed in the fourth
quarter after a slight injury.
Await, Utley, Williford and Glaze-
with Thornton replacing Utley in
the second period.
Every boy played well and de-
Evans Sheffield, 61, prominent1
business man of Buffalo, died sud-1
denly Friday. He had been ill for! , ^ T , , «...
several days and went to town Fri-! 8'8ter8’ 1Mrf’ L; Johnson. Buffalo;
day when he was tricken, living on-LMr8’ Wood Goolsby, Teague; Miss
11:50 o’clock Thursday morning at
her home on Seventh Ave., Teague.
The Rev. M. S. Jordan, pastor of
the First Methodist church, officiat-; 8erved tbe bard-won victory,
ed in the services. Interment was'
made in the Teague cemetery at 11 j
o’clock.
Surviving relatives are her hus-|
band, two daughters, Mrs. Howard
Davis and Mrs. H. D. Geppert ofj
Teague; two sons, Harvey Elliott
and C. C. Elliott of Teague; four
Jack Walker Col.
First Freestone
Number Drawn
ly a short time.
Burial was at
Buffalo, the Rev
Mattie Mae Manahan, Houston;
Mrs. Artie Killburn, Houston; three*
We publish the first three names
of draft registrants to be drawn
in the great national drawing held
at Washington Monday. We refrain
James Morgan conducting religious ^5othf”’ H: , M®nab*n> ^'llis from publishing more as no official
services and W. A. Parker conduct- ‘anaba” and Ruby * °j. list is available, only newspaper re-
Houston; nine grandchildren
four great-grandchildren.
ing Masonic services.
Near survivors are the wife and
one daughter, Mrs. Rufus H. Evans,
Jr., of Jewett; two brothers Edell. „ . .
Sheffield of Teague and Earl Shef-‘ ™mber ,of ye?!8- She hal
and1
ports subject to error.
Mrs. Elliott was born in Tulepo > '^ *“• ’s
r ’ that of Jack Walker, Col., R. 1, Oak-
Miss., and resided in
Fairfield
lived
field of Houston.
Did You Receive
Sample Recorder
This Week
If you begin receiving The Re-
corder this week, and wonder why,
we will explain that a policy has
been adopted of selecting the names
Texas about 50
member of the
Church and the B.
iliary.
wood.
‘| The second number 192, is that of
^ Humw“‘ump ZSlS l£&
ton, whose address is Fairfield.
! The third number, 106, is that of
■■ | James Bob Ham of Teague.
Baby Incubator
Npw Available
Mrs. Eleanor Hawley of the Coun-
ty Health Nusing Service is very
HURT WHEN HAND
CAUGHT BY BELT
While trying to bulldog a belt on
a moving pulley at Daniel gin Fri-
day, Clyde Glazener got his hand
caught and he was thrown against
a wall. Besides an injured hand and
shoulder, he was fortunate to escape
serious injury.
of a number of citizens of the Coun- [ glad to announce the completion of
ty to whom the paper will be sent
a few weeks in order to acquaint
them with what they are missing by
not being a subscriber to THE
COUNTY PAPER. We hope
will enjoy these espies. They
sent you without any obligation on
your part.
LEAVE FOR CCC
a baby incubator which is kept in
the Health Offcie, and which may
be borrowed whenever needed.
The incubator Is wood, is insulat-
you ed, and has a glass panel through
are which the tiny infant may be seen
■ at all times. Heat is maintained by
! hot water in jars, which is kept in
ia separate compartment to prevent
any possibility of the child burning
| it self.
If a baby is born
Pro Meeting
Thursday Nov. 7
There was an enthusiastic meet-
ing at the courthouse Tuesday night
of those who are interested in hav-
ing a dry county. It was decided to
have another meeting next Thurs-
day night, Nov. 7th, at 7:30 in the
courthouse at Fairfield. All citizens
interested in this matter will please
take notice and be present.
W. C. KOONCE, Cham.
Publicity Committee in Fairfield.
Newman please notify the nurse at Fairfield.
James Tate and James
of Fairfield and James Sterling She will take
Newman of Young are on their way where In
to join the CCC at Patagonia, Arir. instruct the family in its use.
Rev. W. R. Miller and P. D.
prematurely, | Browne attended Baylor home-com-
ing Saturday. They carried with
| the incubator any-! them the following boys: Jack Davis
Freestone County and will Fischer, Tom Linn Wooldridge, Hen-
ry Steward and Cannon Await.
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