The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1947 Page: 1 of 8
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The Fairfield Recorder
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THE COUNTY PAPER—ESTABLISHED 1876
THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER, FAIRFIELD, TEXAS. APRIL 3. 1947
NUMBER U
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- Fairfield has a number of;
;■ distinctions, among them is thel
If fact that there is not a tennis
? court in the city, although all
towns this size generally have
one or more courts on the school
grounds, besides others in the
town. Since playing and fooling
;f around and athletics are getting
to be the principal activities of
some schools, we at least could
afford a tennis court or two.
Some softball for the town
should also be stressed this year,
since there is no probability of
hardball coming back. The
women, men and children can
all play softball. Baseball is a
man’s game, and furnishes a|
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Mrs. W. R. Boyd Dies
At Home In Teague
Tuesday Morning
TEAGUE, April 2.—Mrs. W. R.
Boyd, Sr., aged 84, died at her home
In Teague at 7:30 A. M. Tuesday after
a long illness. Mrs. Boyd was a
n*Uy* of Georgia and moved to
Mexia with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Daniel Self, as a young girl. Dr. and
Mrs. Self died in Mexia. After their
death she moved to Fairfield where
she married W. R. Boyd, who pre-
ceded her in death in 1934.
Mrs. Boyd is survived by three chil-
dren: W. R. Boyd, Jr., of New York,
Mra. J. W. Carnes of New York,
and Mrs. Sterling Proctor of Teague.
Two other children died in infancy.
Also surviving are three grandchil-
dren, Bill Boyd III, Mrs. James Rod-
gers, both of New York, and Sterling
Proctor, Jr., of Dallas. Three great-
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held at the
First Methodist Church in Teague at
4:00 P. M. Thursday. Interment will
be in the Teague City Cemetery.
paying vocation at high salaries
for many who began their train-
ing on the school grounds and
the sand lots of small towns.
Ej Rev. R. L. Ryburn and Tom
| Whitehead of Kirven were here
| Monday morning, and each con-
[ fidentially, requested that we
would not mention seeing them
together. Mr. Whitehead also
stated that he would be glad to
come over any time and assist
Big Catfish Kay in putting on a
recruiting drive for new mem-:
’bers in the local Catfish Club, i
; It is now acknowledged and
f‘ conceded in Washington that
Communism has become a men-
ace to this nation. This should
salve the sores and the wounds
|; of ex-Cong. Martin Dies and his
fellow members of the commit-
tee to investigate un-American
activities in this nation, and
named many people in high
places with communistic lean-
ings in government placed there
by the New Dealers. Dies and
his committee were abused and
criticised by the President and
by the C. I. O.’s, Walter Winchell
and other pink tinged citizens
of the nation, and finally Dies
becafhe so disgusted that he
voluntarily retired from politics.
The G. I.’s have it within their
power to overcome the various
Political blocks—labor, Jews,
Negroes, church, comnjunists,
socialists, etc., and dominate and
direct the affairs of this govern-
ment for years to come. Here’s
hoping they will take over and
save us from the abyss of de-
struction that seems to face us,
and turn the trend of govern-
ment back to genuine democracy
and to real Americanism.
The editor of one of our ex-
changes enters this complaint.
Last Friday something went
Wrong with the plumbing in this
office. A mechanic came with a
satchel of tools, worked a half
an hour and his bill was four
dollars. If I should charge him
4* proportion for a piece of
Work requiring half an hour and
m the execution of which I used
thousand dollars worth of
Printing equipment he would
Wink I robbed him. Either he
* R better business man than
We are or else we are just lack
mg what it takes to get what is
justly coming to us.
Jiid you ever notice that the
Good Book makes no promises
to the rich man, the influential
the vain and conceited
">an, merely because he is rich,
«®d influential, and conceited,
*Pd successful? Its promises
•re made to the honest man, the
(Sw SIMPLE STUFF, Page 8)
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Aged Mexia Citizen
Dies Monday
' MRXIA, April 2.—Milender Auld,
76, a citizen of Mexia since 1888, died
at his home on East Travis Street
Monday night at 10:00 P. M. Mr.
Auld was born in Anderson County
and moved to Mexia in 1888. He was
in the grocery business in Mexia un-
til 1921. He was a member of the
Woodmen of the World and the Cal-
vary Baptist Church of Mexia.
Mr. Auld is survived by his wife;
three sons, J. Mil Auld of Wortham,
A. H. Auld of Corsicana, S. W. Auld !
of Kansas City, Kan., and two daugh-j
ters, Mrs. T. L. Harrison of Sonora |
and Mrs. C. S. Sutherlin of Selman
City. One brother, J. D. Auld of j
Cayuga; three sisters, Mrs. Bucks
Brooks of Palestine, Mrs. Janie Mur-
ray of Tyler, Mrs. Annie Montgomery j
of Lubbock;' and five grandchildren”:
also survive Mr. Auld.
State Health Officer
Offers Advice
To Vacationists
AUSTIN,, April 1.—Some timely
advice to vacationists concerning the
proper precautions to be used in wa-
ter sports now that swimming pools
are open, was released from the State
Health Department today by Dr. Geo.
W. Cox, State Health Officer.
Vacation days are apt to include
excursions and picnics at nearby
lakes, rivers, and ponds of unfamiliar
depths and currents, and sometimes
without the usual lifeguard supervis-
ion associated with bathing beaches
and commercial swimming pools.
“Swimming and water sports are
beneficial to good health provided
one’s physical condition justifies this
type of exercise,” Dr. Cox asserted;
“nevertheless, they possess dangerous
possibilities if the rules of safety,
through carelessness or thoughtless-
ness, are disregarded.”
The State Health Officer outlined
the following simple rules for bath-
ing and swimming in safety: when
swimming, be alert and careful of un-
known depths and currents; at least
one hour should elapse after a meal
before entering the water; upon the
first indication of fatigue, come
ashore and call it a day; if you be-
come chilled, leave the water immed-
iately; do not enter the water when
overheated; learn to float, this is
most important; never attempt to
rock a boat in a spirit of fun; never
swim in water that may be polluted.
Swimming close to or even a few
miles below sewage outlets is inviting
the possibility of acquiring disease.
“Excursions, picnics, and swimming
parties contribute much to a healthy, j
happy, normal life, which is always
desirable,” Dr. Cox said. “It is by no
means advisable to eliminate these
excursions from our summer pro-
gram, but it is important that they
prove beneficial and not disastrous.”
America Stiffens
Policy Dealing
With Russia
By J. L. JONES
WASHINGTON, I). C„ March 31
-The United States Supreme Court
United Service
To China Drive
By J. A. STEWARD, Chairman
Fairfield and Freestone County
The drive for funds for aid to
United Service to China will begin in
Good Attendance
At Citizens Club
Meet Tues. Night
has upheld the decision of the Court 1Freestone County on April 1. Thoj
of Appeals which sustained the Civil l0nK ran,fe plan of thls worthy!
Service Commission in discharging
Communists from employment by
organization is as follows:
United Service to China
working
the Federal Government. Thus our .*ith th^ people °f China themselves,
Goverimmnt TjrSJiaaTRussia as an un-; *f„sJet ,ts sl£htS vT the futUre'
friendly Nation.
When President Truman announc- j
ed a new Foreign Policy in his ad-
dress to ongress the Legislative
branch of the Government promptly
agreed. It was a declaration “that
our Government has abandoned the
policy of attempting to conciliate
USC’s new program shifts emphasis (
for emergency relief to a postwar |
long range plan on assistance—a plan
aimed at the heart of China’s prob-
lems and designed to be of lasting
good. Here’s what USC aid will do
in China in 1947:
In education—Support of private
universities and high schools. Sup-
Russia” and it was plain notice that , . .,
from now on our Nation would “ae- J,ort ^ueat.on to wlpe out ll"
literacy. Give aid to needy, promising
students. Retain Chinese teachers
.. , t, i with fellowships in the U. S.
It was also definite notice to Rus- , , 0 , . . ,
I In child care—Send food and vita-
mins for undernourished children.
Stimulate organization and coordina-
| tion of child care programs. Give
, _ , , , , . ., partial support to over two hundred
heaped slander and abuse upon thel . TT , , , ,,
tt o , o. . ‘ . , orphanages. Help train workers in the
United States that is as threatening! , , , , , ,,
A . , .• .. , | field of child welfare,
as that of prewar times. The United . ... , , ,. ,
i i_ ----1------ —i pL1()l|C health—
tively resist the spread of Cornmun
ism,”
sia that General Marshall will not he
“let down,” pushed around, or
humiliated by the Russian tribes.
Molotov and his gangsters have
States Government has served notice
that it will meet future challenges of
Russia. We have made every effort
to reestablish peace in the world. But
Russian gangsters continue to roar
the way Hitler and Mussolini howled
in their time. Do not minimize the
situation—it is alarming.
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Freestone District
Scout Leaders Meet
To Be Held April 8
Donie Coop.
Collecting Money
For Truck Scales
DONIE, March 31.—Several mem-
bers of the Donie Co-op were busy
last week collecting money for the
large truck scales to be installed in
Donie in the near future. This is a
big step forward in making Donie a
market for all farm and ranch pro-
ducts, and will mean much to this
place and surrounding communities.
Those interested in having a part in
this should see some of the members
within the next few days.
Teague High School
Meets Exes Football
Team Thurs. Night
Coach Bill Hancock's Teague High
School football team will meet Floyd
Faubion’s exes in a game at Reagan
field in Teague at 7:30 P. M., Thurs-
day, April 3.
The game is sponsored by the ABC
group in Te-ague. A small admission
fee will be charged.
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ALVIN McADAMS STARTS
WORK ON ANOTHER DWELLING
Alvin McAdams has started erec-
tion of a tenant dwelling in West
Fairfield adjoining two others he
built the past few months.
LODGE NOTICE
Regular meeting of Fairfield
Masonic Lodge Friday night, April 4.
All members requested to attend.
iVsitors will be appreciated.—B. Y.
Bonner, W. M.
Rev. F. A. Fischer
Talks On Italy
At Rotary Meet
The Rev.' F. A. Fischer, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, talked to
the Rotary Club Wednesday, on his
stay in Italy during the war. Mr.
Fischer exhibited a number of articles
made from alabaster, which he secur-
ed while on duty there.
Everett Newman was program
chairman and introduced the speaker.
President Leslie Bonner named a
nominating committee, composed of
C. E. Childs, Forrest Wood and
Aubrey Dalrymple, for selection of
officers of the club to be elected the
first meeting in May.
The program next Wednesday will
be under the direction of Dr. Bon-
ner. A 100 per cent attendance is
urged.
In medicine and
Support leading Chinese medical col-
leges. Give assistance to training of
nurses. Aid in rehabilitating private
hospitals. Subsidize anti-epidemic
work, train public health nurses.
In reconstruction—Send food and
animals to war devastated, flood
stricken areas for the relief of rural
Population. Send tools and consultants
to aid in modernization of industry.)
j Combat inflation. Revitalize the prac-j
I tice of useful native handicraft. Sup-
J port small public works projects as |
demonstrations.
1 The quota for Freestone County has j
I been set at $1,000.00 and every one)
is called on to he generous in their ,
contribution to this worthy cause. j
During the past war China render-
ed valuable assistance to. the United ,
Statos and may again be in a posi-1
J. A. Gaskin, Scout Executive of
the Heart-O-Texas Council, has issued)
notice that the monthly meeting of]
the Freestone District Scout Leaders ]
will he held at the First Baptist^
OWfc'h in Fai(YlCld at 8 o’clock, Tues-1
i* ■ . •, t> i-L tion to help us,
day, April 8. The program will con-1 ... ,
. ’ , . . . * ... , . | j he committee for Fairfield is as
sist of training, activities, planning,
and organization.
Mr. Gaskin says, “If you don’t need i
training, you should enjoy activities;
if you don’t like activity you can.help j
plan; if you don’t like to make plans I
follows: J. B. Daniel, J. E. Lott, Mrs. j
W. I). Herring, Frank Peyton, Sr.,)
E. M. Steward, and Bradley Richard- >
you can still be a part of
organization.”
the
Test Made In
Carter Well
West Of Fairfield
i
No official report is known as to I
the result of the test of the Carter-
Moody well west of Fairfield last
weekend, however, it is rumored that
salt water with a little gas and dis-
tillate was the result.
Drilling has been resumed in the
Texas well three miles west of Fair-
field at a depth of 13,610 feet.
Sgt. A. S. Childs
Now Stationed In
Osaka, Honshu
Sgt. Sidney Childs writes from
Osaka, Honshu, to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Childs, that he now
has a new job in the 25th Div. Head-
quarters in the G-4 office with
Japanese Material Section. He says
he is in a large office and is replac-
ing the chief clerk who will go home
in a few days.
Sidney says Osaka is really a large
city and has many fine buildings and
he has many interesting places to go.
Aged Leon County
Man Buried Monday
Last rites for J. W. Ainsworth, a
long time and prominent citizen liv-j
ing near Jewett, were held in the!
Little Flock community cemetery
Monday. He was a memer of the j
Jewett Masonic Lodge and Masonic
services conducted by W. A. Parker
were held at the grave. Forrest
Wood of Fairfield was among those
at the funeral.
Jerry A. Steward, president of the
Citizens Club, presided at a banquet '
and business meeting Tuesday night
at the Tower Cafe with forty-three
members present.
Lendon Red, entertainment commit-
tee chairman, presented Perry Chand-
ler and his string band, who played
several numbers.
Carl Heath gave a report on secur-
ing rest rooms in the business section
for out of town shoppers. After a
discussion it was decided that the
Sanitary Committee would meet with
the commissioners court and try to
work out some plan whereby the
rest rooms in the basement of the
court house could be kept open a lib*
tie later on Saturday.
C. C. Linnenberg reported that hia
committee had been unable to secure
the kind of cable needed to repair
the traffic light at the crossroads,
but the committe was still trying to
locate the needed material.
Mr. Steward announced that the
final survey party to lay out the
route of the Fairfield-Athens farm to
market road would begin work within *
the next ten days or two weeks and
that the construction work would be-
gin much sooner than had been ex-
pected.
As the result of a complaint from
the highway department in regard to
dumping trash along the roads around
Fairfield, President Steward appoint-
ed a committee, composed of Tom
Bonner, C. C. Linnenberg and Boyd
I/)per, to secure a dump ground to bo
used by the city.
Mayor II. L. Williford spoke briefly
about the cleanup campaign to be held
in the state this month and said that
the City. Council would set aside a
cleanup week at their meeting Thurs-
day night. He pointed out that every
citizens should cooperate during this
time to cleanup the town of all rub-
bish and help to beautify the city as
"Ax-ell as eliminating health hazards,
Charlie Hanning, county agent, dis-
cussed the pig and calf show to be
held here and after a discussion the
date for the event was set for Tues-
day, May 13. Timber has been ssecur-
ed and M. D. Humphreys and his V.
A. hoys have agreed to construct the
pens.
The committee to nominate the
executive committee for the Free-
stone County Fair to he held this
fall reported it had named W. A.
Parker, Suel Hill and H. L. Williford
for this job.
Food wholesalers predict that by
fall food prices in general will show
some decline.
LOCAL PLANE FORCED
DOWN IN FIELD
A local plane, occupied by Roger
David Steward and Billie Glazener
and piloted by Roger, had to make a
forced landing Monday in Wynne’s
field near Kirven. The hoys were
joy riding and the motor failed. No
injuries to either of the occupants and
the plane was only slightly damaged.
NEW DWELLING
Jerome Wood- is building a nice lit-
tle cottage in South Fairfield.
Mrs. Roger Steward, Mrs. Maggie
Bonner, Mrs. Otis Utley, Mrs. Bon-
ner Robinson, Mrs. F. B. Feyton, Mrs.
Roy Reese and Mrs. Sam Manahan at-
tended a church district meeting in
Cameron Thursday.
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Texas produces one-seventh of the
cotton grown in the world.
BURNED SCHOOL BUILDING
BEING REPLACED BY
PRISON CAMP STRUCTURES
School buildings of the Oakwood
Independent School District in Leon
County, destroyed by fire, are being
replaced by 14 structures out of the
Hearne prisoner of war camp. The
sale was expedited through the real
property division of the Grand Prairie
regional office of War Assets Ad-
ministration.
The state of Maine has 2,465 lakes.
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The state of Michigan has 6,000
inland lakes.
The University of California leads
the country in the matter of student
enlistment with 40,800 full itme stud-
ents and an over-all of 50,109. The
University of Illinois is second in full
time enrollment with 27,276, the Uni-
versity of Minnesota is third in full
time with 27,103 and Ohio State is
fourth in full time enrollment with
23,334.
Mrs. W. F. Eckhart
To Give Play
At P.-T. A. Meet
The Fairfield Parent-Teacher As-
sociation will meet Monday night,
April 7, at 7:30 in the school auditor-
ium *
Mrs. W. F. Eckhart, of Wortham
will be presented in a dramatic resd*
ing of a contemporary play, “Tho
State of the Union.” This organisa-
tion feels honored to have Mrs.
Eckhart, with her talented and unus-
ual ability, on this, our annual open
program. Everyone is invited and urg-
ed to attend.—Reporter.
Long Time Teague
Resident Dies
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Life Long Resident
Of Simsboro Dies
TEAGUE, April 1.—Funeral ser-
vices were held today at the First
Methodist Church of Teague, for Mrs.
Rufus Manning, lifelong resident of
Simsboro.
Mrs. Manning is survived by her
husband; two sons, Ralph Manning-
and Dwain Manning; and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rob a Stokes. Three sisters
and one brother also survive. Inter-
ment was in the Cototn Gin cemetery.
TEAGUE, March 31.
M. Kiser,
Rhode Island has the greatest den-
sity of population. Nearly 700 per
square mile against the national
average of 46.3. v
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HAPPIEST COUPLE IN IOWA ... Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sellman.
Newton, Iowa, who were selected as the “Happiest Married (ouple in
Iowa,’’ In connection with the Iowa Centennial. They are shown while
In Honolulu on their Clipper “honeymoon,” where the friendly repre-
sentatives of Iowa made frlenda with the hospitable races of Hawaii.
The contest won by the Sellmans aroused Interest In every section of
Iowa, with thousands of couples entered by their neighbors and friends.
80, a resident of Teague for the past
40 years, died Friday morning.
Mr. Kiser came to Teague with the
T. & B. V. Railroad in 1907. He was
was also employed by the Burlington
Rock Island line. He is survived by
his wife and three sisters. Interment
will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in
Teague.
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A» •3.0'W. South D-Vota’s gover-
nor is (he lowest paid U. S. governor.
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