The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1938 Page: 1 of 8
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Special Bargain Rate Continues Through February, The County Paper 1 Year in County for $1.00
First In
County, School, Church
and Local News
The Fairfield Recorder
THE COUNTY PAPER—Established 1876
First In
East Central Texas
For 60 Years
SIXTY-SECOND YEAR
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE CQ UNTY, TEXAS FEBRUARY 10, 1938
NUMBER 21
County Unit
Cen. Tex. Division
T. S. T. A. Met
In Teague Monday and
Endorsed Supt. L. Notley
District Delegate to
State Convention
Freestone county’s three delegates
to the Central Texas Division of the
Texas State Teachers Association
were instructed Monday night by the
executive committee of the local
county unit to recommend Supt. L.
Notley of Teague as district delegate
to the state convention.
Supt. M. D. Murphy of Wortham
called the meeting to order and ask-
ed for recommendations. Since it is
hoped by the district nominations
committee that delegates to the state
convention be named in proportion to
the county’s membership in the S. T.
T. A., Freestone county will be en-
titled to one delegate. After naming
Supt. Notley as delegate, the com-
mittee further named Supt. P. D.
Browne of Fairfield as alternate.
The three delegates to the Cen-
tral Texas Division convention in
Austin this week-end, Feb. 11-12,
Supts. L. Notley and P. D. Browne,
and R. T. Kerr of Donie, were all in
attendance at the meeting Monday
night. Members of the county execu-
tive committee in attendance were,
in addition to sPresident Murphy and
the three delegates named above,
Robert Tuley of Teague, 2nd vice-
president; Miss Alice Ivy of Fair-
field, secretary; and Earl Ward of
Donie, treasurer.
The next county-wide meeting of
the membership of the county unit
will be Monday, March 14, in Fair-
field, at which time officers for the
ensuing year will be elected, the con-
vention report will be heard, and an
instructional and inspirational pro-
gram will be given. Miss Sallie Moun-
ger of Teague, 1st vice»pre*deni ttf
the association, is in charge of the
program. All teachers of Freestone
county, whether they have yet af-
filiated with the T. S. T. A. or not,
will be given an invitation to attend
the Fairfield meeting.
GERALD C. MANN
Candidate for Attorney General
Farmers Are
Urged to Sign
1937 Work Sheets
All farmers who did not have a
work sheet in the 1937 Farm Pro-
gram should make out a work sheet
at once on their farm. This is very
necessary since the allotment for the
county in the 1938 program will be
based upon a 100 per cent sign up of
1937 work sheets. Therefore, if any
farms are left out of the allotment
for the county will be less and every
farm in the county will be affected by
it.
J. W. Richards, Jr.
County Agent.
Man Killed On
Highway 75
Near Richland
Struck When He
Attempts to Cross
Road in Front
Of Approaching Car
Jim Higgins, aged 57, of Pursley,
was instantly killed ^ear Richland
Creek bridge on Highway 75 Satur-
day afternoon about 3:30 when he
was struck by an automobile driven
by W. R. Goolsby of Texarkana.
Gooolsby’s car was completely de-
molished when he attempted to miss
the victim and crashed into several
trees. Higgins was running across
the pavement to a parked car and ap-
parently did not see the approaching
car. Surviving are his wife, a daught-
er, Mrs. Clarence Mann
and other relatives.
H. J. Tatum of Palestine, compan-
ion of Goolsby received scalp wound
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Farmers Urged To
Sign Application
For Payment
All farmers who have received
notice to sign their application for
payment in the 1937 Agricultural
Conservation Program and have not
done so should do so at once. If there
are other interested parties in the ap-
plication who had not signed these
should be urged to do so at once.
None of the applications for payment
will be paid until at least 80 per cent
of them are signed and sent to the
State office.
J. W. RICHARDS, JR.
County Agent.
Local Methodists
Plan For New
Church Building
Last Services to be Held
In Old Building
Sunday, February 13;
Committees Appointed
Wednesday evening the Methodist
Church was called for an official con-
ference which made possible for a
committee to act in authority as to
the disposition to make of the build-
ing plans of a new church. This com-
mittee was elected by the conference,
namely, W. A. Parker, Franklin
Glazener, W. F. Richardson, D. A.
Manahan, Son Lott, and Morris
Sneed.
Sunday February 13 will be the
last day of regular services to be
held in the present building. This
building has served this community
well and many people have been con-
verted and led to Christ in its ser-
vices. It has been the home of varied
emotions and experiences of life,
couples have been happily married in
its sanctuary, many of our friends
have been buried from its portals,
and hundreds of parents have
brought their children to the altars
dedicating them and christening them
in the name of Jesus Christ. Every
one is invited to come and worship
with us in the two remaining ser-
vices on the coming Sabbath. A col-
lection will be taken in the regular
manner which will be used for the
new building, this will not be in the
form of public subscriptions, but on-
ly the plate offering. Everybody will
be welcome regardless of the amount
of your offering. The morning ser-
vice will begin promptly at eleven
o’clock, come early. Special music
will be given, and Mrs. Juliet Du-
of Palestine j Puy will jive a synoptic history of
| the present church as part of the ser-
vice.
Committees
j Wrecking—Lester Daniel, chair-
! nan.
Place of Worship—W. E. Jones,
chairman; Harvey Lane, Judge Ben-
brook.
Excavation—Clyde Glazener, chair-
man.
Wiring—Grayson Anderson, chair-
man.
Construction—Jim Swinburn, chair-
man.
FARMERS INTERESTED
ACALA COTTON SHOULD
PLACE ORDERS
A number of farmers have indicat-
ed that they are interested in punt-
ing a small quantity of John D.
Rogers’ Acala cottonseed and 'aid
that they wanted several bush* of I
these seed. These farmers, and any
others interested in securing these
seed, should call at the Fuirfield
State Bank by February 19th and
deposit $1.65 per bushel for whatever
quantity of these seed they wunt.—A.
H. Bass.
STAMPS QUARTET TO APPEAR
AT FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
The Stamps Quartet will sing at
the Fairfield High School auditorium
Thursday night, February 17. They
will appear under the auspicies of the
Young Ladies Sunday School class of
the Methodist Church.
Admission will be 15c and 25c.
Miss Eurline Vaughan of Dallas
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Vaughan, last week-end.
Ennis Man Hurt
When Car Hits
Cows on Highway
C. C. Dent of Ennis received se-
vere scalp wounds when his car
struck two cows at Tehuacana Creek
on Highway 75 Monday night. The
car was almost a total wreck and
the two cows were killed.
Burleson ambulance carried Dent
to a Corsicana hospital.
CHILD INJURED
Delight Cain was hit by a truck
driven by Henry Minchew, Friday
at noon when she ran in front of the
truck while on her way to lunch
from school. She received several
bruises but was not seriously injured.
A. D. Mebane Cotton
Seed Selected
By Committee
As Standard for Freestone
County for 1938; Many
Farmers Interested in
Cotton Improvement
At a meeting of the County Cot-
ton Improvement Committee Satur-
day, February 5, the A, D. Mebane
Estate Cotton was selected as stan-
dard for Freestone County for 1938.
A number of breeders and salesmen
were present and appeared before the
committee relating the quality,
staple, system of breeding, etc., to the
committee.
Representatives from the A. D.
Mebane Estate will be in the county
shortly and will arrange for distri-
bution of the seed. A large quantity
of second year seed of this variety
are available in the county.
The fanners who have taken part
in this movement to improve the
quality of Freestone county cotton
amo be commended for their efforts
and cooperation. By being able to of-
fer the cotton trade a uniform staple
cotton it is hoped that cotton in this
county will not be penalized in the
future for poor quality and short
staple.—Reporter.
j. e. McDonald
Former Freestone
Citizen Dies
At Texarkana
at
be-
Will C. Henry, aged 65, died
Texarkana, Texas, Feb. 2, death
ing caused by paralysis. Was found
by the road side shortly after leaving
home to go to work. He was rushed
to a hospital, but lived only a short
while. Burial was at Jacksonville
where he lived before moving to
Texarkana.
He is survived by his widow and
the following children: Mrs. Frank
Harris, Miss Viola Henry, and Jack
Henry of St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. N. O.
Carmichael of Brownsville, Mrs. Ed-
ward Giles of Texarkana. He is also
survived by two brothers, Arthur
Henry of Turlington and Homer
Henry of Kirven.
Mrs. Henry is the daughter of Mrs.
E. D. Radford and a sister to Mrs.
Charlie Richardson and Jim Radford
of Fairfield.
Mr. Henry was reared at Turling-
ton. #
Those who attended the funeral
from Fairfield were: Mr. and Mrs.
Bradley Richardson, Mrs. James
Radford, Mrs. Boyd Loper, Mr. and
Mrs. C. Shields, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Henry, and J. C. Richardson. They
were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Radford of Easterly.
DEALER’S ABILITY
TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION
W. A. Parker, local Oldsmobilc
dealer will attend a banquet of deal-
ers at Waco tonight. At the occasion
he will be presented with a gold
watch by the Oldsmobile Company
for his success in selling Oldsmobile I
cars in this territory.
Candidate for
Commissioner of Agriculture
Approximate
Total Polls Paid
This Year Here
Tax Assessor-Collector, C. F. Simp-
son, furnishes us total poll taxes and
exemptions in Freestone county this
year by precinct:
Fairfield___
Luna _______
Donie ____,___
Cotton Gin ____
Teague ______
Kirven _________
Wortham ________
St Elmo ........
Young ____________
Stewards Mill
Butler _______
Liberty ....______
Dew ____________
Concord
Streetman___
Cedar
Shanks „
Lanely
Cottonwood
Freestone
New Hope ___
Trinity Chapel
Total Poll Tax
Exemptions _______
825
_ 86
205
_ 62
.._ 968
... 169
.... 338
.... 66
.....78
_ 83
.... 91
112
_ 193
33
.3755
_ 187
3942
Negro Boy Killed
By Fast Train
Near Streetman
Warren Pruitt, Negro boy, aged 14,
was killed instantly Tuesday after-
noon when struck by the Burlington
Zephyr two miles south of Streetman.
The boy walked on the track in
front of the fast train.
He lived with his parents on Peri-
ling Sim’s farm near where the acci-
dent occurred.
Saluting “All-American” Cake—Largest in World
NOTICE
Agents for planting varieties of
cotton seed should place their ads in
this paper now.
J Frank Grimes, president of the Independent Grocers Alliance of America puts the Bnishing touches
on famous “All-American” cake while little Jackie Banning and her fair assistants salute at Raking
Products Marketing Conference held In Hotel Knickerbocker, Chicago. The cake, weighing more than n
ton, was baked state by state from a recipe chosen by 1,500,*00 housewives in IOA stores throughout the
country ss America’s favorite.
Urges Payment
To Cemetery Fund
A great many of you must have
laid aside the letter which you re-
ceived from the Secretary and Trea-
surer of the Cemetery Association
and forgot to mail your remittance
in the envelope provided for that pur-
pose. If you have not done so, please
do not wait. Post date a check if need
be, but get the matter off hand so
that we shall not have to make a per-
sonal canvas at the expense of our
time and yours. Remittances up to
Tuesday night of this week are as
follows:
W. F. Tate________________$2.00
Mrs. W. F. Tate ........................ 1.00
Mrs. Ora Tate_________ 1.00
Jim R. Tate __________ 2.00
Miss Nannie Anderson ..... 1.00
Mrs. Berta Davis ______________ 1,00
Mrs. W. H. Miller .................. 2.00
Mrs. L. L. Hunter ___________________ 1.75
Mrs. R. L. Williford _____________ 2.00
C. B. Childs _______________ 2.60
Mrs. W. M. Barger___________ 1.00
Mrs. R. C. Lindley ______ 1.00
W. R. MILLER,
Sec.-Treas.
Rat Banquet
Will Stop Huge
Loss in County
Interested Citizens to Make
Rat Drive in Freestone
County Hard on
Destructive Rodents
Arrangements for the big county-
wide rat banquet on February 18 are
almost completed. J. W. Richards,
Jr., County Agricultural Agent re-
ports that many persons are interest-
ed and indications are that the rats
are “in for a hard day.”
If every one in the county having *
rats will cooperate in this campaign
many thousands of dollars will be
saved in Freestone County. It is es-
timated that the labor of 200,000 men
is required each year to produce the
food and property destroyed by rats
in the United States. It is hoped that
this campaign will reduce Freestone
County’s share of the $200,000,000
loss each year in this country.
The rat is one of the most prolific
breeders among mammals, having 6__
to 10 litters a year with an average
of 10 young to a litter. If one pair
of rats were allowed to multiply at
the normal rate for three years, and
if all of the animals lived, there
>yould be 359,709,482 rats alive at
the end of that period. The rapid
multiplication of rats, as well aa
their migratory habits, makes it es-
sential that everyone cooperate in
this organized drive on February 18.
Since the poisoned bait method is
the most satisfactory way to kill rats,
prepared bait will be mixed at a cen-
tral point and distributed to every
community in the county. To these
baits will be added remarkable rati-
cide, red squill. This is a very safe
poison to use since it is relatively
harmless to human beings, domestic
animals, and poultry but very toxic to
rata.
To obtain these baits it is necessary
to order them in advance. Contact
one of the following to place your or-
der for your bait.
Winkler: W. Balleu.
Streetman: M. & E. Grocery Store.
Turlington: Gilpin’s Store.
Cotton Gin: Alderman & Alder-
man.
Teague: Hendrix & Webb.
Clay Hill: Clyde George.
Stewards Mill: W. K. Bonner.
Cross Roads: T. E. Bottoms.
Dew: J. E. Lambert.
Luna: Jack Shelley.
Concord: J. H. Graham.
Liberty: E. V. Crawford.
Butler: J. C. Killough.
Donie: Jack Eppes.
Young: Boss Cockerell.
Shanks: J. C. Merriott.
Kirven: J. T. Hughes.
Wortham: J. P. Stubbs.
Burleson: A. J. Davis.
Lanely: P. L. Johnson.
Post Oak: Sim Chavers.
Freestone: T. E. Martin.
Cedar: M. F. Lindsey.
Ward Prairie: Vernon Willard.
Fairfield: Radford Pharmacy.
If yoq wish your rats to partake
of this banquet, do not neglect to or-
der your bait right away, as these
prepared baits will not be available
at this low cost after the campaign.
Orders for the bait cannot be ac-
cepted after February 15.
County FDA
Committee Meeting
Dates Changed
By L. W. LEE
A revised schedule fixing definite
itineraries for Farm Debt Adjust-
ment Committee meetings in Free-1
stone county has been received by the
local Farm Security Administration
office. Instead of meeting on Thurs-
day following the third Monday of
each month, the FDA Committee will
meet at 10 a. m. on the third Monday
of each month. The District FDA
Supervisor will attend these meetings
Farmers who are having trouble in
adjusting their indebtedness, either
on chattel mortgage or land notes,
are urged to attend these meetings.
Attention Cotton
Farmers in
Fairfield Territory
I have several hundred bushels of
selected planting seed grown from
the State Certified Seed, of the A.
D. Mebane est. at Lockhart, Texas.
These seed were grown and selected
carefully being grown in isolated
fields and special care taken in the
ginning. Price $1.25 per bushel at
Teague. Deliveries can be made on
quantity purchases.
B. P. COMPTON,
10f3t Teague Texas.
JOE MCDANIEL DIES
AT LEON CO. HOME
Joe McDaniel, 45, prominent Leon
county citizen and former county at-
torney, died Sunday at his home in
Centerville.
For years he was chairman of the
Leon county democratic executive
committee and was engaged in the
abstract business.
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Kirgan, Lee. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1938, newspaper, February 10, 1938; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1119478/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.