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PAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEB. 12, 1953
NUMBER tt
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ffe VAUDIENB KIRGAN
In recent days the weather-
has given us) variety . so
each one must have been pleas-
_Ej at least part of the time,
fjjfo've had warm sunny • days
l&uOn§_Jiylndy day,
fijoudy days, showers, and Fri
Kyj morning a small amount of
gfftail. Some say it was sleet, but
say hail. Colder weather
ftfted. _ ______-i-.
* * *
The M. D. Humphreys were
very happy over hearing from
their son, Lt. M. D. Humphrey,
Jr., who had written from
Korea that he was leaving
there February 2, heading to-
ward home . . . Enjoyed a
brief visit with Mrs. Leon
? Roskins (the former Marjorie
) who with her husband,
K<£gt. Hoskins, have been
iting in the Paul Curry
#. Hgt. Hoskins is enroute
to Camp Kilmer, N. J., and
B Germany. Hhe plans to
lain with her parents
ie he is overseas. They
in been stationed in De-
r, La. , . . Pfc. Dale Wil-
lard writes his parents he has
mtarned to the front lines,
with communications, in
Korea, after spending some
time in Japan. Said he was
fine and things were pretty
on the front at that
iting, January 27 . . . Sgt.
ies D. Robertson writes
|Ur parents from England and
s he really enjoys The
irder, and news from
,i, Mrs. Lanningham
their son, Pfc. William A.
ham has arrived from
as duty and called here
Fort Hood this week,
he would be home
lay night (tonight).
* * *
days . . . Those cele-
birthdays February 8
Mrs. Fred Rfchardsotj^A-
irt, Mrs. J. M. Dannler . . .
y Kirgan Hopkins of Silsbee,
id Judge R. W. Williford had
I'birthday February 10 . . . The
Thomas A. Edison was
n Feb. 11, 1847 . . . also Neal
mate and Bettie Lou Jones.
Alma Grace Sanders and
e Stone _ have birthdays to-
, February 12 . . . And Mrs.
on Cook of Mexia says her
idmother, Mrs. Myrta Har-
of Dew, will celebrate her
birthday February 14.
I>. Band Director A. C. Hart
and his wife, accompanied by
band students Carolyn White,
who plays the French horn,
and Larry Folk, trombonist,
left Wednesday afternoon to
attend the Texas Music Educa-
tors Association Clinic to be
held in Galveston Thursday
through Saturday. They were
looking forward to hearing
aame great bands aud attend-
ing helpful sessions.
* * *
The recently organized choral
'lib, sponsored by the History
(you don’t have to be
lib member to join) meets on
onday evenings at :he club-
ase at 7 o’clock. There were
13 present Monday night and a
session enjoyed. If you
to to sing for fun, you are in
d to Join.
* * *
Harriett*' (Mrs. I,. K.) What-
l«y was telling me that a
gWpre (tentative of the Navarro
Rural Electrification Associa-
tion was here Monday making
preparation for installation of
lines to the Cla.V Hill commun-
ity. We rejoice with our ( lay
Hill friends at their prospects
®f getting electricity after so
long.
* * *
■ Last week we told you about
Igttle Johnny Cockerell, saving
Ms money and giving to the
|March of Mothers for polio . . .
. week we learned of anoth-
fit vjetim, little Teresa
iard, who Is now able to
P^Vith^ braces, who gave to
LMijrch1 of Mothers too that
jhfc. A mutual friend
ie Was all dressed up
fry pretty and proud
Save her $5 to MOD. Our
S-nfr*tUlatlt>ns an(1 very besl
to Teresa, and to Johnny,
m* surgery on one limb
PJturday morning and is report
gP doing nicely.
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, Adelines . i . Congratula-
to Joe Cliff and lmatrice
o* Galena Park who are
Eagles Lead Dist.
21A With 7 Wins
The Fairfield Eagles won their
seventh conference basketball
game Tuesday night when they
defeated The Mart Panthers
59-54, An Mart.—They—downed
Franklin Thursday night 62-31.
Fairfield defeated all district
21A opponents in the first round
of play, and have down Frank-
lin and Mart on the second and
final round. They' will play
Teague here tonight, Thursday,
February 12; Kerens here, Feb-
ruary U, and Groesbeek there
Februaty 20.
Leighton Steward was high
point man for the Eagles Tues-
day night, with 15 points. Graves
was high scorer for Mart with
21 points.
Red Cross
Executive Comm.
Meeting Planned
A. E. Stroud, chairman of the
Freestone County chapter of
ihe American Red Cross, met
with a group of county execu- „
tives Tuesday night and plans teacher work.
In keeping with the
P-TA Celebrates
56th Anniversary
National Congress
On February 3 the Fairfield
Parent Teacher Association cele-
brated the' 56th anniversary of
the founding of the National
Congress of Parents and Teach-
ers. A panel composed of stud-
ents from the homemaking de-
partment, presented a skit de-
picting the lives of the co-found-
ers of the congress
The panel clearly interpreted
the aims and objectives of the.
congress and stressed the need
for continued interest in parent-
Statistics for
the
Fairfield-
Mart game:
Fairfield
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Steward .......
.. 7
1
3
15
Lott ...........
.. 5
4
4
14
Black........
. . 5
1
X
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Emmons ......
3
2
?/
'18
Daniel .........
. . 4
3
¥
11
Total ........
. .24
11
13
59
Mart
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Gilliam ......
. 3
1
3
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Graves ........
.. 7
7
4
21
McDonald .....
.. 5
4
3
14
Wells..........
. . 0
4
3
4
Lowe ..........
. . 4
0
0
8
Total ......
. .18
16
13
54
Free tries missed for Fairfield,
Steward 2, Lott 1, Daniel 2. Mart,
Gilliam 1, Graves 1, McDonald 1.
Officials were Odell Winters
and Odell Preston, of Waco.
The Fairfield B team lost to
Mart Tuesday night 45-51, with
Lane high point mgn with 18
points. High point man for
Mart B was Richardson with
16 points.
in the game with Franklin
Friday night high point man for
Fairfield waa Steward with 28
points* Emmons and" Daniel
each made 10 pointy High point
man ‘for Franklin was Davis
with 16 points. The B team won
27-19 with Lane high scorer with
9 points.
The Eagles played a return
match game with Brownsboro
here Saturday night for benefit
MOD and won 59-41. Black was
high point man with 20 points
and Emmons was second with
19 points. The B team also
were formulated for a meeting
of the executive committee. The
meeting is scheduled for Thurs-
day, February 19, at 7:30 P. M.
The purpose of the meeting
will be to elect a county chair-
man and other officers.
Present Tuesday night were
Mr. Stroud, C. E. Childs, Tas
Waston, and W R. Boyd, Jr.,
of Teague.
H. L McKissacks
Escape Injury In
Highway Accident
The Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Me-
Kissack of Teague were- involv-
ed in a highway accident near
Ennis Tuesday as they were en-
route to Dallas to visit their
granddaughter who had been
bitten by a rabied dog.
According to reports the Mc-
Kissacks were not injured when
their car was in collision with
another. Damage to their car
was estimated at several hun-
dred dollars. Condition of the
granddaughter in Dallas was
not knoWn.
won 57-32 with Lane
scoring
high with 18 points.
District 21A standing:
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Fairfield...........
... .7
0
. . . .5
2
Teague ................
... .5
2
Groesbeek ...........
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4
1
5
Kerens ................
. . .0
6
If vier
Contributions To
Cemetery Ass’n
Recent contributions to the
Fairfield Cemetery Association:
Mrs. D. A. Manahan . .$ 3.00
Mr and Mrs. W. F. Tate . 5.00
Mrs. G. J. Weaver 1.00
P. S. Lake, Greenville . 5.00
W. W. Thornton, Texarkana 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. .1. R. Tate . 500
Miss Evelyn Fryer 10.00
Mr. and Mi s. Wirt Wood . 10.00
Mrs. John Hill 1-50
Thanks for all contributions.
—Committee. *
The Sohio Petroleum Com
pany has plugged and abandon
ed as a dry hole the well on the
Alderman Bros. 205 acre tract
in the I. Holman Survey, north-
west of Teague.
The Continental Oil Company
is reported fishing for lost test
tool at approximately 9,400 feet
In the Mrs. Emma Hill et al 100
acre tract, known as the Jim
Allen tract, in the J. Y. Aguilera
grant.
The Humble Company has set
casing, preparing to complete as
a possible gas producer the well
on the Mrs. Ella Marberry 112
acre tract of land in the C. J.
Galbreath Survey just north of
the'town of Kirvin.
The Humble Company is re
ported drilling below 6,500 feet
in the well at Slmsboro on the
J. H. Horton et al 100 acre tract
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AROUND TOWN, Pag* 8) 1 In the S. M. Lamar Survey. |
Streetman Women
Make Plastic
Costume Jewelry
The Streetman Adult Hand-
craft Class met Tuesday night,
February 7, at 7 o’clock, in the
high school auditorium for a
regular meeting with Mrs. T. A.
Beauchamp in charge. A dem
onstration was given on how to
make plastic earscrews and
bracelets. Each one present
made a set.
The next meeting date will be
February 20, at 3:30 P. M.
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Stewardship Meet
In Waco Tonight
Thursday evening in the Pres-
byterian Church, Waco, there
will be held a stewardship con-
ference. Dinner will be served
at 6:30 P. M., and then Roy
Klien, oi Dallas, and E. A. Dean,
of Austin, will speak. Mr. Klien
;s past president of the Men of
the Church in Texas, and moder-
ator elect of the Synod of Texas;
Mr. Dean is treasurer of Synod’s
Causes, and stated clerk of the
Synod of Texas.
Quite a number of our people
in Fairfield and Harmony are
planning to attend.—Reporter.
Two Fairfeild
Students Enroll
At Sam Houston
HUNTSVILLE. —Joe , Allan
Hod; sophomore mathematics
major, and Harlan Dwayne An
derson, sophomore, both from
Fairfield, have enrolled at Sam
Houston State Teachers College
for the spring semester.
The largest increase of new
enrollees in recent years was
recorded this week at SHSTC as
253 newcomers enrolled for the
spring semester.
World Day Of
Prayer Feb. 20
The annual World Day of
Prayer program will he held at
the Presbyterian Church Friday,
February 20, at 3 P M The wo
men of all churches of the town
are invited to participate on the
program, and to ■attend the ser-
vices. Make your plans now to
join with women around the
world in observing this special
day of prayer.
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M. D. Humphrey and Billy
Ray Vestal attended a district
meeting of Future Farmers in
Corsicana Tuesday
birthday
celebration appropriate decora-
tions were used with the panel
table featuring a novel replica
of a birthday cake, a creation of
the homemuking girls. A volun-
tary birthday offering was given
by the organization to the Foun-
ers Day Fund.
Mrs. Weaver Robinson pre-
sided at the business meeting.
The group voted to replenish
needpd first aid supplies in the
grammar school. Mis. It. W.
Montgomery’s room win the at-
tendance award. The meeting
adjourned.—Reporter.
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Palestine Garden
Clubs Sponsor
Orchid Exhibit
PALESTINE (Spl.)—An or-
chid exhibit, sponsored by Pal-
estine’s six garden clubs, will be
shown here February 21 and 22
in the Exhibit Building of An-
derson County Fair.
The exhibit will feature or-
chid grown by Mrs. Boyd Carter,
Palestine grower, recognized as
one of the most expert in the
southwest. A fifty-cent charge
will aid a Civic CJeoter project
planned by the clubs*''
' Hodrs of the ort^lS exhibit
will be from 11 A. M. to 8 P. M.,
Saturday, February 21, and from
1 to 8 P. M. Sunday, Febru-
ary 22.
Mrs. Carter wdl have an ex-
hibit of orchid plants and foliage
plants. Some of her most gor-
geous orchids may reach the
zenith of blossoming at the time
of the exhibit.
Final Rites Held
Wednesday For
Body Douglas
Funeral services were held
from the First Baptist Church
Tuesday afternoon for Body
Douglas, 77, who died in a hos-
pital in Terrell Sunday. The
Rev. Tommy Weeks, nephew,
and the Rev. V. A. Fielden of-
ficiated. Interment followed at
Cotton Gin Cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews to
the deceased.
Mr. Douglas was horn October
12, 1876, in Alabama.
Survivors include one daugh-
ter, two sisters, Mrs. Mamie
Hitt, mother to Mrs, H. C. Cran-
berry of Fairfield; and Mrs.
Minnie Mills, Route 4, Mexia;
and one brother, John Douglas,
also of Route I, Mexia.
Capps Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
MOD Reaches
$3,731 In County;
Drive Closes Sat.
Freestone County Director
Mervil Wood reported Wednes-
day that the county had given
$3,731.86 to MOD and more was
expected to come in by the clos-
ing date, February 14.
The History Club will hold
the second cake sale for MOD
Saturday, the last day of the
current drive The American
Legion-Auxiliary sponsored a
party at the school Friday night
and made $50.35 for the polio
fund The Fairfield Marching
Mothers collected approximate-
ly $300. These, with other con-
tributions, have totaled $1,208.33
for Fairfield.—f>r*“This amount
the Dogan colored school gave
$111.-17.
Ixjcal businessmen selling cof-
lee by the cup donated one Sat-
urday’s coffee sales to MOD; the
business men were contacted
for donations; containers were
placed in all business houses for
contributions; and the schools
through various programs and
projects, and donations, gave to
make Fairfield’s total. Mrs.
Carl Heath and Mrs. Jack Ross
were directors of the Fairfield
drive.
Communities and their con-
tributions are:
Teague ................$1,544.87
Streetman ........... 121.67
Wortham ..... 445.00
Furney Richardson ... 25.10
Butler ................. 27.62
Farmers Urged To
Attend Meet Fri.
Leighton Steward
To Play In State
Gridiron Classic
tin*/
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Dew
Donie ..............
Freestone ...........
Young
St. Elmo ..........
K Irvin...............
Lone Star ...........
Steward Mill ...
Fairfield...........
TOTAL ...........
A complete report
given next week.
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119.83
50.00
50.00
20.90
32.00
37.83
2.80
45.91
1,208.33
$3,731.86
will be
2,547 Citizens
Pay Poll Tax
Freestone County Tax Collec-
tor Assessor W. H. McSpadden
reports 2,547 paid their 1952 poll
tax as compared to 2,524 paid
in 1950, the last non-general elec-
tion year. He also stated col-
lections on county and state
taxes have been good.
Mr. McSpadden' said a large
number are buying their vehicle
license since they became avail-
able February 1. The deadline
for buying the 1953 licenses is
March 31.
Mrs Allen Gives
Demonstration On
Textile Painting
A group of women of Buffalo
met Friday afternoon at 3:30
in the homemaking department.
Mrs. Alliene Allen of Fairfield
met with them and gave a
demonstration on textile paint-
ing.
Third Sunday
Singing At Shiloh
The regular third Sunday af-
ternoon singing will be held at
Shiloh February 15, beginning
at 2 o'clock. Everyone is invited
to attend.—Reporter.
Leighton Steward was riotified
Wednesday tha^ he has been
selected to play in the Texas
School Boy All-State Gridiron
Classic during the Texas High
School Coaches Association to
be held in Houston August 3-7.
The teams are selected from
kjl high schools, 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A
and B, in the state. One team
from the north section and one
team from the southern section.
Steward was notified he will
play with the south tejim This
team will be coached by Jimmy
Vought, Mississippi. Coach for
the north team was not known
at this writing. The players will
be guests of THS^V during the
five day meet.
Steward,
A Community Asset
The Boy Scouts of America is a ready and eager partner
in every community effort to build boys into men of charac-
ter and train them for their citizenship responsibilities.
Scouting is a program in which hoys, from eight years old
pp, can learn how to do things for themselves and fob other
people. It is a program that develops physical fitness, skill,
self-reliance, courage, and high ideals of service to God and
Country.
These things are accomplished in partnership with the
home, tiie school, the church and other institutions which
accept responsibility for the proper guidance and education
of the boys and young men of the community. In fact,
every Unit of Scouts must be sponsored by an established
institution such ns a school, church, or synagogue'; civic
group, farm, labor or business organization, or by a respon
sible group of citizens representing the comm unitv as a
whole.
The Boy Scouts in this area have made a steady progress
in membership and in the training of adult leaders. The
Local Council is now conducting its annual budget campaign
in order to still further expand this vitally important pro-
gram. Every citizen is invited—yes, urged, to assist the Boy
Scouts of America as they strive for their financial objective.
The movement has established itself across America and Is
a distinct community asset, invest in Scouting today for
dividends of good citizenship tomorrow. i /
elected back on the ali-district
team, the Central Texas team,
and all state team. He has been
outstanding in football, basket-
ball, track and other sports
through high school. He Is a
senior and an honor student. He
is son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Steward. -
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Work Begun
On Dial System
In Rural Area
E. J. Houser, local manager of
the Three States Telephone Com-
pany, reports a company con-
struction crew arrived Friday
to begin installation of the dial
system in the rural area. These
lines will operate through the
Fairfield office.
Mr. Houser said the project
will be started with the con-
struction of a line to the home
of Sheriff Henry Brown. He
said it wifl take several months
to complete installation of all
lines.
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Annual Baptist
Meet Next Week
In Jacksonville
The annual Baptist Mission-
ary Association of Texas meet-
ing will be held In Jacksonville
next week, Monday through
Thursday, at Jacksonville Col-
lege. Outstanding speakers from
all over the south will be pre-
sented on the program The
Rev. I). D. Morgan and a group
from Calvary Baptist Church
plan to attend.
The Rev. Mr. Morgan states
the State Woman’s Missionary
Association will also meet in
Jacksonville Tuesday, Feb. 17.
History Club
Cake Sale
Saturday For MOD
Members of the History Club
will sponsor a cake sale for the
March of Dimes at Mcllveen A
Steward Red and White Grocery
Store Saturday February 14.
The first of two planned cake
sales for MOD was held last
Saturday and cooperation is
deeply appreciated. He sure to
buy a cake Saturday. Members
make and give the cakes, and
all proceeds go to the polio
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All truck farmers am
to attend a meeting of special
interest to be held In the court-
house in Fairfield Friday night,
February 13. Meeting time Is
set for 7 o’clock.
Representatives of Klmbell
Food Products Co., and a buy-
er of green wrap tomatoes, will
lie present to discuss and answer
questions concerning planting,
production, buying and sell
of produce.
All truck farmers and others
interested. are urged to attend
this meeting.
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Scout Fund Drive
Slated To Begin
February 17
Plans were made at meeting
Friday morning at the Tower
Cafe for the Boy Scout Fund
rive, to begin Tuesday,
ary 17, in Fairfield.
Tas Watson, local chairman of
the fund drive, presided and ap-
pointed the following commit-
tee and chairmen for the drive.
Special committee, J. E. Lott,
chairman; Carl Heath, C. E.
Childs, F. B. Peyton, ancj Sue!
HilL „
Chairmen, who will in turn
pick four men each for their
committee, are as follows; Rob-
ert Mortimer, Jack Ross, John
L. Bonner, Joe Lee Kirgan, Mer-
vin Smith, Edw. Mercer, Henry
Cole, and Rankin Glikin.
Edward Johnson was named
to work the Dogan Negro school.
There will be a kickoff break-
fast at the Tower Cafe Tuesday
morning and all workers will be
given final instructions.
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Pritchard
Directs Program
At Rotary Meet
John Pritchard had charge of
Wednesday’s Rotary Club pro-
gram at the Tower Cafe, and
used as his subject “Hybrid
Seed Corn.’’ Mr. Pritchard used .
slides to illustrate his talk on
the advantages of using state
certified seed corn and the pro-
cess used to create hybrid seed.
The nominating committee
mpde its report as follows: Presi-
dent, Mervil Wood; vice-presi-
dent, Ben Capps; secretary, L. E.
Tice; and new directors, Dewey
Morgan, Jack Cely, J. E. Lott,
John Pritchard. The- men were
duly elected for the coming year.
The nominating committee was
composed of C. E. Childs, A. E.
Stroud and Ben Capps.
Holdover directors are F. B.
Peyton, Tas Watson and L. E.
Tice.
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L. R. Boyd
To Speak Today
At History Club
L. R. Boyd of Teague will
speak to members of the History
Club at the clubhouse Thursday
afternoon, February 12. He will
speak on "Conservation of
Natural Resources,” emphasis-
ing soil conservation.
Mr. Boyd, owner of the L. R.
Boyd Motor Co. In *Teague, is
also a farmer-rancher and has'
made a careful study of the soli
conditions and methods of con-
serving the soil in various sec-
tions of the nation.
Freestone County
Coon Hunters To
Meet Friday
The Freestone County Coon
Hunters Association will hold
their monthly hunt ‘ Friday
night, February 13. Members
are urged to attend and bring «
prospective member.
The hunt will be held on
Keochl Creek, southeast of Fair-
field The party will leave Fair-
field not later than 7 P. M. Only
one dog to each hunter. The
committee asks-that you bring
your best dog.
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