The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1938 Page: 2 of 8
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THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER, FAIRFIELD, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 10, 1938
THE COUNTY PAPER
Eagle Tales
Zditor-in-Chief
Assistant Editor
Feature Writer ....
Sports Editor-----
Senior Reporter
Billie Williamson
____________ Sara Sessions
Oscar Nell Granberry
_______.Tas Watson, Jr.
Alma Grace McEachern
MEXIA PRESENTS PLAY SIXTH GRADE
The Mexia Dramatic Club present- Helen Ann and Helen Earl are sick
•d a one-act play in chapel Monday , ‘his.week. hope they will be back
morning. It was entitled
Floyd County
Cotton
at school soon.
Mrs McDonald is reading the book
“Two Little Confederates," to us.
Preston Maxwell has moved to
Waxahachie.
Edith is visiting her brother in
“W'ho Will
Use The Car Tonight." A modern
playlet showing the problem of hav-
ing a family car.
Judging by the laughter and ap-
plause, we would say that everyone
enjoyed the play very much and wish |1r°uP-
the Mexia High School much success
in the Interscholastic League Meet.
We also thank them for the invita-
tion to appear at some date on their ,
chapel program.
We were glad to have Bro. Morgan i
with us in chapel Monday morning.1 We are sorry to have Dimples. En-
Lct us extend an invitation to every- j Dell Buster and John. Jr
•ne to attend these programs when- jfr<^ school,
ever possible.
Hazel Marie was absent Monday.
Reporters are LaClaire and Robert.
—E-T—
FIFTH GRADE
We were very glad to have Mrs.
Watson visit our room Thursday.
absent
—E-T—
DRAMATIC CLUB ORGANIEED
Last Thursday afternoon Miss May
Pridgen and Mr. Beaver organized a
dramatic club composed of members
•f the Junior and Senior classes. The
objectives of this is to promote an
interest in the finer arts of life;
strengthen the poise and dignity
performers before an audience;
develop a higher social interest
the student body.
Officers wore elected Thursday as
follow: President, Sara Sessions;
Vice-President, Alma Grace Mc-
Eachern, Secretary-Treasurer, Emma
Louise Steward, Property Men, Watt
Newman and Maclyn Compton.
Two one-act plays have been select-
ed for beginning.: “Not Quite Such
a Goose" and “The Tangled Web."
We made valentines in art class.
We are making interesting spelling
booklets.
Policeman for this week is Mary
Nell Daniel.
Reporters for this week are Betty
Jane Daniel and Joy Vern Auitman.
—E-T—
* FOURTH GRADE
We are sorry to lose one of our
classmates. Bonnie Marie Maxwell.
We hope she likes her new school in
Waxahachie.
Names for our Valentine Box have
been drawn and great preparaitons
are being made. Art lessons for this
week will be to make valentines. In
language class we are studying how
to write poetry, so we are going to
write verses for our valentines.
—E-T—
DENTAL EXAMINATIONS
Last week the grammar grade
Characters of the first play are Sara children were examined for dental de-
Sessions, Watt Newmnn, Eloisc Day,
Finis Horton, Elsie Lee Emmons. The
second play has as its characters:
Oscar Nell Cranberry, Doris Faye
Hill, Billie Williamson, Maclyn Comp-
ton.
—E-T—
We are glad to announce that
Judge Kirby has promised to make a
talk in chapel some time this month.
The exact date is not set.
—E-T—
W HO'S WHO
Maclyn Compton, the fair-haired
quarterback on the Fairfield foot-'
ball team, was born Oct. 28, 1920, in
Fairfield, Texas. He moved to Hous- ,
ton and began his school life there.
Later Maclyn returned to Fairfield
in the fifth grade and remained here
until he was a sophomore in high
school. He attended Mexia High
School for one year. He reenrolled in
the Fairfield High School at the be-
ginning of his Junior year and will
graduate here this spring.
Maclyn is 5 ft. 10 1-2 in. tall and
weighs 100 lbs. He plays basketball
and is a property man in the Drama-
tic Club. After graduating he wishes
to study engineering. We hope Mac-
lyn’s continual cheerful grin sticks j
with him all during his life and keeps
fects by Dr. Sidney Mcllveen and
Miss McElwee, County Health Nurse.
The following is the results:
Grade No. Exam. Free De. With De.
1st
30
7
23
2nd
35
6
29
3rd
32
1
31
4th
42
5
37
5th
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21
13
6th
34
26
8
We are sure the parents as well
as the school join in gratitude and
thanks to Dr. Mcllveen and Miss Mc-
Elwee for their services.
SAFETY HINTS OF THE DAY
Dim your lights when approach-
ing car, not only for safety but for
courtesy.
Don't pass cars on hill, what's your
hurry ?
Keep on your side of the road. You
are entitled to your half, but not in
the middle.
Dim lights when parked on road
shoulders for benefit of approaching
traffic.
him as desirable a friend
ia.
—E-T—
SENIOR NEWS
Mr Beaver, the senor sponser,
visited his home-town, Cleburne, over
the week-end.
Maclyn Compton was a Groesbeck
visitor Saturday.
Watt Newman visited in Waco over
the week-end.
Ella Belle Owens visited her par-
ents* ui Elkhurt last week-end.
The senior members of the Drama-
tic Chib ue: Watt Newman, Maclyn
Compton, i n Sessions, Billie Wil-
liason, Marion Emmons, Tas Watson,
Jr., Alma Grace McEachern, Oscar
Nell Granberry, Annie Ruth Terry,
and Josephine Franklin.
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BASEBALL NEWS
The high school junior girls' base-
ball club has organized and are hard
If front wheel leaves road surface,
do not jerk car back instantly. This
as he now caused many deaths in 1937.
If you drink, don’t drive,
drive, don’t drink.
If you
(Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
While Congress and governmental
experts have been working on an
acreage reduction-subsidy plan for
agriculture, a group of West Texas
farmers in Floyd County appears to
have achieved their own economic
salvation through the one-variety
plan.
The series of articles that have
been carried for the last three Sun-
days on the Farm Page of The Star-
Telegram has presented details of
this cotton plan. Briefly, it has been
accomplished by planting better seed,
by picking rather than pulling the
bolls, by more efficient ginning and
by protecting the cotton under cover
from the weather. The result has
been both a longer staple cotton of
strict middling grade that has
brought a higher price and heavier
yield per acre.
Of perhaps the greatest signifi-
cance is the fact that this one-varie-
ty cotton has been in demand for ex-
port, for it is of quality and grade
that can compete with the best from
other cotton-producing sections of
the world. The farmers in Floyd
County planted 20,200 acres in one-
variety cotton in 1937, and are ex-
pected to increase this to 50,000 acres
in 1938. Marketing arrangements are
being perfected so that the cotton
can flow more into foreign trade. A
similar result has been achieved by
farmers in the Coupland community
in Williamson County, who were
honored by Eest Texas Chamber of
Commerce for their success in rais-
ing one-variety cotton.
The Floyd County producers not
only gained a larger yield per acre
of higher grade cotton, but there al-
so has been corresponding increase in
seed production per acre. In some in-
stances, the high quality of this seed
has stepped up the profit more since
the seed can be sold for planting pur-
poses.
The intangible gain of the Floyd
County farmers may be larger than
their net profits on one-variety cot-
ton, since it is far more desirable that
a man work his own salvation than
wait for the Government or any other
to do it. Those West Texas producers
have, of course, had the cooperation
of the A. & M. Extension Service, the
County Agent, the ginners and
others which have been essential to
the success of the one-variety cotton
plan.
Factors which promise an ultimate
and lasting solution of cotton raising
in the South seem to be such mea-
sures as the production of one-variety
cotton, government laboratories to
discover new uses for the staple, soil
and conservation practices which re-
tain the fertility and moisture in the
fields, and the training of the farmer
to become selfsustaining from the
products he raises.
The time has come in Texas when
the kind of progressiveness displayed
by these Floyd County farmers will
be accepted as a greater and more
lasting success than the discovery of
oil in this State.
Your Horoscope
Cars may be built
roads are not.
for speed, but
It is not how close but how far you
can get from a passing car.
Give one-eyed cars plenty of room.
Encourage the highway patrol
the performances of their duties.
This is the day for all citizens to
write or 'phone their law enforce-
ment officers their appreciation for
safety vigilance.
While driving, may we be courteous
to men, women and children afoot.
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Those who have come out me Xd]
McKissack. catcher; Dell Lane, pitch-
•r; Doll McKissack, right hurt;
Elizabeth Cain, second ha»<-; Dm
thy Faye Granberry, left short; Mart
Alice Minchew, third base; Ruby
Hill, left field; Christine Ivy, center
field; Louise Tis<|Hlc, right field; and
Marjorie Tntc anil Juliette Manahan
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Acquaint yourself with your rear
view mirror.
Highway signs are installed at a
big expense to the tax payer—we
hould use them.
'* < !low road signs mean danger—
wlm< igns ure for information.
Before your accident the road sign
• "Id you tl curve was there.
, you get
I Get nut and
I our life.
■' wsy, stop your car.
exercise. It may save
Road hogs do not hv
packing house.
l" get to the
fnpt. Isaac Emerson, maker of
Bromo-Seltzer, at his death left a for-
tune of $20,000,000.
February 7, 8, 9.—You sometimes
get impractical ideas, but possessing
a very economical bent, you generally
come out all right in your business
ventures. You have a strong person-
ality and impress all with whom you
associate. You like- to dominate but
are not unreasonable in your relation
to other people.
February 10,11.—You are especial-
ly loyal to your family and relatives,
almost to a degree of being clanish.
Your loyalty to your friends is al-
most as strongly marked. When mis-
takes are made or plans go wrong
you will never own up that it is your
folks, it is always because some one
else has interferred.
February 12, 13.—Men born on
these dates generally have strong
opinions but are amenable to reason.
They possess common sense and a
disposition to use it. Women born in
February are good housekesepers
and posessing good financial sense,
are nblc to hold responsible positions
in business.
CHILD'S BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED BY PARTY
A birthday party was given Roy
Franklin Reece, Jr., Saturday after-
noon, honoring his fourth birthday.
Several games were enjoyed by all,
'ittlc Miss Doris Earl Willard win-
ning the prize. Delicious refresh-
ments of jello, cake, punch, and can-
dy hearts were enjoyed by all. Among
the 2G guests present were Misses
Patricia I^ouise nnd Barbara Jean
Shelton of Teague.
Mrs. Reece was assisted by Mmes.
Casey, Claridge and Young.
Activities at Dew
Corinth Baptist
Church Sunday
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday School was held Sunday
morning at the usnal time and we
were indeed thankful for the beauti-
ful sunshine that brought a number
of our members out who have not
been able to attend for sometime.
After Sunday School closed, the ser-
vices were turned over to Brother R.
L. Ryburn for preaching.—Reporter.
Questions and Answers First Baptist Church
CHURCH SERVICES
We had our regular church ser-
vices Saturday night, Sunday morn-
ing, and Sunduy night. Bro. Ryburn
preached very interesting sermons,
as usual, and we appreciated the fact
that we had some visitors from Post
Oak with us Sunday night for B. Y.
P. U. and preaching services. We
wish to extend them a cordial in-
vitation to come again in the near
future and bring their friends with
them.—Reporter.
1. Who is the latest appointment
to the Supreme Court?
2. What position was held by Stan-
ley Reed previous to his appointment
to the Supreme Court?
3. Of what state is George H. Earle
governor ?
4. What movie actress is the wife
of Dick Powell ?
5. For what did the college of the
Sacred Heart for boys at St. Hyacin-
the become known in the news?
6. For what did Robert H. Jackson
recently become known in the news?
7. For what did J. Atwood Gray
recently become known in the news?
8. Where was Peter Anders, con-
fessed kidnapper of Charles Ross, ar-
rested ?
9. For what did Joseph P. Kennedy
recently become known in the news?
10. Who plays the male lead in the
new movie “The Last Gangster” ?
W. R. MILLER, Pastor
Again our Sunday school passed
the one hundred mark in attendance
Fifty adults were present. If you are
a member of this church, we want
you in this Sunday School. Wh^
should you have to be urged to do
that which you covenanted to do when
you united with the Baptist Church?
Don’t put it off another Sunday. Ask
those who attended five Sundays in
January. There is not another op-
portunity that pays as great divi-
dends in peace, joy and satisfaction
as that spent in attendance upon Sun-
duy School and church on Sunday.
Sermon for next Sunday morning
is “Assurance” 1st John 6:1-12. Come
to B. T. U. at seven p. m. Preaching
at 7:45.
B. Y. P. U.
ANSWERS
Sunday night we were happy to
have a well prepared lesson presented
by our B. Y. P. U. members. The sub-
ject of the leson was unusually in-
teresting, and we hope it will be as
carefully prepared and as interesting
Sunday night, Feb. 13.
We extend a hearty welcome to
anyone to join our union if he does
not already^ participate in some re-
ligious activity.
The program for next Sunday-
night is as follows:
Subject of Lesson: Jacob the Sup-
planter.
Lesson Text—Edgar Hughes Lan-
caster.
Part 1—Florence Clary.
Part 2—W. A. White, Sr.
Part 3—Dean Harrison.
Part 4—Melba Kilgore.
Part 5—Callie Dean White.
Part 6—Ollie Ayers.
Quartet: The “White” children.
Daily Bible Readings:
Sunday—Mr. Claude Anderson.
Monday—Mrs. Kilgore.
Tuesday—Randalph White.
Wednesday—LaVelle Lancaster.
Thursday—Mr. Arthur Smith.
Friday—Norris White.—Reporter.
1. Stanley Reed.
2. Solicitor General of the United
States.
3. Pennsylvania
4. Joan Blondell.
6. It was destroyed by a fire in
which seventeen students lost their
lives.
6. He was named Solicitor General
of the United States to succeed Stan-
ley Reed.
7. He was one of the kidnapers of
('harles Ross of Chicago.-----
8. In Los Angeles.
9. He was appointed Ambassador
to Great Britain.
10. Edward G. Robinson.
movies after the death of her director
husband, Irving Thalberg, a year ago,
Her first picture since his death is
“Marie Antoinette”.
T. C. Voung’a Planing Mill, doors
windows, frames, lea boxes, aharpon
and repair lawn mowers, freak corn
meal and whole wheat flaw, pw
•A Teague.
1)R. M. S. McILVEEM
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best assets; lose them and you lose
your business. 666 is worth three or
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This car looks good a.s new. Good tires. Reconditioned Motor
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1936 Chevrolet Coach
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R & G
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Radio and Heater
This Car is in Excellent Condition
R & G
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In First Class Shape
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Reconditioned Throughout
New Tires and Tubes
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In First Class Shape
*155
1929 Ford Truck
A Real Buy
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Vou can count on what we say a used car is
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