The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1953 Page: 1 of 10
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ure are asked this week to
ror The Call” ... And if
ou read newspapers, maga-
aes, attend, motion pictures,
gn to the radio, watch T. V.,
noticed the many attractive
impressive posters in pub-
kfle places, yon know that this is
an appeal trt the ‘‘heart and
Brse of America” for the Amel-
ia- Red Crops fund campaign.
| |f you have not been contacted,
Rou will be, so be prepared to
[‘‘Answer The Call,” generously.
F> pfc. H. J. Cannon, Jr., sta-
1 tioned with the U. H. Army in
ska, and Mrs. Herbert
tonry and son, Roger Wayne,
of Cathedral City, Calif., ar-
rived Saturday for a visit with
‘ With their parents, Mr. and (history of ,the organization
Mrs. H. T. Cannon.
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fit' Have never seen the blossoms
4on plum, peach, pear trees
yering shrubs, and redbud
Ore beautiful than this season.
Hfrf have one plum that has the
Jiest lavender blossoms, and
ig, cherry buds ready to
I burst into bloom. These in con-
] trast to the green of the freshly
! washed grass make a beautiful
j picture and make it appear that
spring is truly here, though
March 20 is the first official day
of spring The rains of this
MbMk have been deeply ap-
iated but most of us would
Masonic ivodge
Centennial Friday
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like to see the sun shine for a
few days. Was glad to hear
that parts .of parched West Tex
|M had had some good rains, too.
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{ Was looking at the 1953
calendar from Hill’s Hardware
I Appliance and have never
seen so much information
compiled. Into one calendar. It
almost equals the almanac.
1WI jonr information fishing
the mornings
13 and 14, and will
i the evening, will be
excellent from sunrise to sun-
set March 15-16; fine in the
I early afternoons March 17, 18,
and 19; and late in the after-
noon March 20-21; also gives
you the zodiacal signs, the
birthstoneK and flowers, con-
tains recipes, weather fore-
cast, lots of miscellaneous
items, and the thought for
March, “The care of gain is
thiwfold; the straggle of get*
ttnj^thr frenzy of increasing
—the horror of losing.”
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Specail days . . . Rosemary
[ions will be nine years old
arch 17 . . . Blanche (Mrs.
? omas) Allen had a birthday
fbk Turkey March 5, her hus-
band will have one March 27 . . .
Robert Cannon will have a birth-
day March 22 . . . Joan Richard-
on was two years old March 6.
* . Janice Atchley, daughter of
Iff. and Mrs. Dwight Atchley of
Dew, will be seven years old
^arch 12. Her grandparents,
Mr and Mrs. Claude Anderson,
f ^f Velasco, will celebrate their
_ wedding anniversary March
131 . . Correction, Mrs. E. G.
files will have a birthday March
118,; and Mr. Miles will have one
|March 20 instead of those dates
| in February which l stated last
BRonth, sorry . . . Judy Brooks
I has a birthday today, March 12.
Mary Sue Shumate and
I Shir ley e Daniel have birthdays
[Friday, March 10.. Benny
’ Blount had a birthday March 9.
Lydia (Mrs. R. M.) Mundine
[ bad a birthday March 9 . . . Mr.
and Mrs. Jewell Minchew cele-
brated a wedding anniversary
March 9 . . . J. S. Ivy had a
birthday March 10 . . . Mrs. C.
! D. Gilbert had a birthday March
Pi . . . Mrs. B. W. Bentley, Jr.,
t celebrated a birthday in Pales-
: March 2, and her son, Bas-
>poni in, wlli have a birthday
March 27 . . Michelle Bindley,
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Ross Lindley in Dallas, had a
I birthday March 8 . . . and Dauna
Newell had a birthday in Cloud-
| Croft, N. M., March 15. She. is
i Daughter of Mr. and Mrsj Kelly
| Newell
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Wdttliarw . , . Haw Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmie Hudson of Waco
Sunday at church and was
•Orry they didn’t have little
Immie with them. Was told
*,he stayed at home with 16
Months gld Janice Kathleen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C, E.
while the older
members of the family went
™ church . . . Mr*. J, H. CUr-
‘d*« tolling me she bu read
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The Fairfield tyasonic J^odge
No. 103, of Fairfield, wiTI hold its
centennial celebration Friday
night, March 13. According to
P. D. Browne, of Waco, member
of this lodge, who has compiled
a history of the lodge, the Grand
Lodge records Show that Fair-
field Lodge No. 103 was charter-
ed January 23, 1953.
Grand Master John McKee,
head of industrial relations , at
the Ford Motor Company in
Dallas, and his Grand Lodge of-
ficers will aftend the meeting
and participate in the program.
Earl P. Cain, District Deputy
Grand Master, of Teague, will
'also appear on the program.
| Mr. Browne will review the
at
Friday nights’ meeting.
iiesides serving as Grand Mas-
ter of the Grand Lodge of Tex-
as, Mr. McKee is vice president
of the board of trustees of the
Scottish Rite Hospital for Crip-
pled Children, member of the
board of directors of the Scot-
tish Rite Dormitory, and Ma-
sonic Home and School in Fort
Worth, member of the board of
Stewards of the White Rock
Methodist Church, Past Master
of the Trinity Valley Lodge, di-
rector and committeeman on a
number of civic organizations In
Dallas.
J. A. Hill,, Worshipful MastSF
of the Fairfield Lodge, will of-
ficiate. All Master Masons are
invited to attend the centennial
celebration to be held at the
high school gymnasium Friday
night, March 13, at 7:30 o'clock-
Death Claims
Mrs. Rosser Rites
Held Wednesday
Mrs. Steve Rosser, 53, died at
the local hospital early Tuesday
morning after an illness of sev-
eral years. Funeral services
were held -from Calvary Bap-
tist Church at 3 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon with the Rev. D.
Dewey Morgan pastor and the
Rev. W. H. Hodges of Jackson-
ville officiating. Burial follow-
ed at Lakes Chapel cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews
Clyde Speed, Ray Speed, Frank
Ward, James Ross Owens, Dale
Crane, Tommy Wimberly and
Don Speed.
Mrs. Rosser was born Ellen
Speed at Ward Prairie Feb. 12,
1900, the daughter of Mrs. B. R.
Speed and the late Mr, Speed.
She was married to Steve Ros-
ser Sept. 10, 1919, and lived all
of her life in Freestone Coun-
ty-
Survivors include her hus-
band, and five children, W. B.
Rosser of Kirvin, and Sidney,
Morris, Maurine and Robert
Landon, all of Fairfield: four
brothers, Charles Speed, Paul
Speed and Robert Speed of Fair-
field, and Luther Speed, of Wa-
co; four sisters, Mrs. Robert
Crane of Fairfield; Mrs. J. F.
Ward of Houston; Mrs. R. M
Owens and Mrs. Sneed Wimber-
ly, of Beaumont; one grandchild,
other relatives and many
friends.
Ham brothers Funeral Home
was in charge ot arrangements.
Attends T, 8. T. A
District Meet
Edward Mercer superinten-
dent of the Fairfield schools, at-
tended a meeting of the, nomi-
nating committee for officers of
district 10 of the Texas State
Teachers Association at Temple
Tuesday night. Mr. Mercer was
elected a delegate from Free-;
stone county, to the state con 1
vention to ho held in Novem-
ber. Mrs. Mercer accompanied
her husband to Temple
Reserve Champion
Award To Hill’s
At Louisiana Show
The Hill Polled Hereford
Ranch exhibited cattle from
their herd at the Louisiana
State University Livestock
Show at Baton Rouge, La.,
March 8-15 and Prince (’. Dhmi-
no 3rd won the Reserve Cham-
pion Bull award over the entile
Hereford division. This same
animal took grand champion
hoiiurs at the San Antonio show
recently.
Other honors awarded the en-
tries from the Hill herd were,
first place, Junior Bull Calf
Class; second place, Summer
Yearling Heifers; fifth place,
Senior Heifer Calves; and third
place, Pair of Calves.
Thirty-six exhibitors from
four states competed at this na-
tionally known show. Judging
took place March 9.
Homemaker’s
Appliances Opens
Here Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Await an-
nounce the opening of Home-
maker's Appliances on West
Large Crowd
Attends School
Open House
Approximately one thou-
sand parents and friend.-, intend-
ed open house at the m iipols
Thursday, held in observance of
Public Schools Week • 1
The elementary school was
open for inspection .mo visita-
tion from 5 P. M. to 7 1’. M.
witii student \York m played.
At 7 P. 51. a musical program
was presented beginning with a
concert by the band. Following
this program the junior high
schools were open for \ isitation.
The school official-, faculty
and students are appreciative of
the interest displayed by par-
ents and other citizens by their
attendance Thursday night, arm
their cooperation and support
m school activities. They invite
you to visit them at any tune.
Fairfield FFA
Take Second Place
In Tournament
The Fairfield chapter of Fu-
ture Farmers 'won the second
place trophy at the annqal in-
vitational basketball tourna-
ment held at Navarro Junior
College gym court in Corsicana
Friday and Saturday.
Frost Future Farmers won
first place defeating the local
five 54 to 42 Saturday night.
The Fairfield team defeated
Emhouse 50-4J, and downed the
Palmer five Saturday after
noon 66-42, to reach the finals.
Playing for Fairfield were
Commerce and Wood Streets, Harry York, Douglas Whiteside,
Saturday, March 14, featuring Billy~ Withrow, Don Emmons,
the Bendix Duomatic a revolu- Joe Ed Lane, Bobby Joe Har-
t ion ary new home laundry ap- ri:s Curtis Freeman. Charles
pliance that dries/” as well as Childs and J. W. ivv. Emmons
washes in one coptthuous auto- was hlgh point in Satur.
matic operation. day’s tournament games.
Mrs. Johnson of the Bendix Miss L^MairliS Graves of
Home Laundry Institute will Kerens was elected tournament
show Saturday the easy opera- sweetheart, by „ three, adult
tien of the Bendix Duomatic judges at the ertri of play, from
and how if - operated by two 11 candidates. Miss Peggy Ault-
simple time controls. man, sweetheart of the Fair-
Mr.- and Mrs. Await invite field chapter, did not compete,
you to attend the opening of
Homemaker’s Appliances Sat-
urday and see this demonstra-
tion of the Bendix Duomatic.
Sgt. Allen, Buddy
Die By Suffocation
In Okla. Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Allen of
Streetman were notified Mon-
day by U. S. Army officials that
their son, Sgt. Milton B. Allen
“died at Tony-Pena M « n a
Courts, approximately five miles
North of Fort Sjll, Okla., bn
March 8, accidentally asphyx-
iated.” Later reports revealed i
that Sgt. Allen and his buddy, j
lost their lives hv suffocation
when they went to sleep with
stoves burning in their room at)
the courts while on weekend
pass.
Sgt. Allen's commanding offic-
■r in talking with the family bv
telephone, stated the men had
probably gone to the courts
near Fort Sill for a weekend
rest after two weeks of strenu-
ous duty. He' stated both candi-
dates had made rapid progress
in their training and were to
graduate from the officer’s
school April 21.
The remains were /brought
here Tuesday by Capps Funeral
Home, and funeral services were
held from the Baptist Church in
Streetman at 2:30 Wednesday
afternoon. The Rev.” M. 6.
Southerland, the Rpv. L. G.
Lee, and the Rev. O. B. Herring-
ton officiated. Interment was at
the St. Elmo cemetery.
Pallbearers were C M. Wood,
Max Anderson, Hallie Rash,
Murl Anderson, Bud Bigham,
Red Cross Needs
Your Help—Give
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Faye Stone
Elected Pres.
Area VIII FHA
KAYE STONE
Faye Stone was elected presi-
dent of Area VII1 Future Home-
makers at a meeting of the
executive council held in
Kenneth Livingston, Joel Steele lp:|Kue Saturday,
and Bobby Allen. I this ' S ‘
Sgt. Allen was born Sept. 21,’
1931, at Winkler. He attended
Revival Services
Continue
Methodist Church
Revival services continue
through Sunday at the Method-
ist Church with the Rev, Mou-
zon Bass of Lufkin doing the
preaching and the Rev. E. C.
Barrow of Grand Saline in
charge of the youth services
and music, assisted by Mrs.
Barrow, organist
Services are held daily at 10
A. M and 7:30 P. M. It is re-
ported that attendance has been
very good this week and every-
one is cordially invited to at-
tend the remaining services.
R. W. Williford
Elected Director
Fairfield Bank
R. W. Williford, judge of the
871 li district court, was elected
a member of the board of direc-
tors of the Fairfield State Bank
.it the regular meeting of the
hoard last week. Judge Willi-
ford succeeds 1. D. Burleson, de-
ceased* Other* members of the
hoard are C. E. Childs, presi-
dent of the (tank, W. R. Boyd
Jr, H B. Steward and F. B.
Peyton.
Baptist Workers
Meet March 19
A Worker’s Meeting of the
Freestone County Baptist Asso-
ciation is announced for Thurs-
day-night, March 19. The meet
ing will be held at Cedar Church.
An Impressive program is plan-
ned on the subject, “The
Church.”
Fairfield Teachers
Elected at Board
Meeting Monday
Teachers of the Fairfield in
dependent Schools were elected
at the regular meeting of the
trustees Monday night. T. S
Watson, president, presided for
this and other business trans-
acted.
The resignation o f Hugh
Whitaker was accepted with re-
gret He resigns effective June
1. to enter private business. He
was a teacher in high school
for two years, and has served
as elementary school principal
for two years.
Jack Ross
Directs Program
At Rotary Meet
Jack Ross was in charge of
the program at the Rotary Club
Wednesday noon at the Tower
Dining Room substituting for
Mervil Wood. He introduced
the Rev. J. H. Malone, pastor
of the Methodist Church, who in
turn presented the Rev. Mouzon
Bass of Lufkin, guest speaker
and the Rev. E. C. Barrow of
Grand Saline, who are conduct-
ing revival services at the local
church.
T. S. Watson presided and
welcomed Carl Heath as a new
member, and visitors Jack Raw
lins, and Rev. A. L. Thomas,
Ixvth of Teague; and Roger
Worth Steward of Corpus Chris-
ti.
Ben Capps Jr. will be in
charge of next weeks program.
school at Streetman and was*
graduated from Fairfield High
School. He entered the military
service in 1948, and served 18
months in Guam, and one year
in Germany. He returned ‘to the
States in July, 1952, to enter
Officers Candidate School at
Fort Sill, where he was station-
ed at the time of his death.
Survivors are his parents,
IWinf
Allen, of Streetman? Bypon Al-
len of U. S. Navy; Frank Allen
of Dallas; four sisters, Mrs. Max
Wood, and Elaine Allen of Fair-
field; Mrs. Jack Hughes and
Mrs. Harry Hughes of Kirvin;
his grandmother, Mrs. Josie D.
Bennett of Marfa, other relatives]
district
from
were Charlotte
Jarrard of Woodhouse, 2nd
Vice-President; Ann Dunn,
Teague, 3rd Vice-President, and
Cpreen Dobbs, Normangee, Re-
porter.
Committee meetings were
held to complete plans for the
Area meeting to be held in Wa-
co on March 28 and also to give
final instruction on the prepara-
tion of State Degree material.
Shirleye Daniel, Area VIII re-
cording secretary is co
foil- brothers, (Win-twi 4md Sl» Jll r:..z»r\ iha uagrers ^juibU '
and a host of friends.
Capps Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Heavy Rains
Cover This Area
Wednesday
In addition to the showers
that fell over this area in recent
days, heavier rains fell in this
vicinity Wednesday and Wed-
nesday night One unofficial re-
port was that it rained one and
one half inches in 20 minutes in
Fairfield, and a total of from
three to four inches in and near
the citv.
It was reported it rained two
inches in Teague In 45 minutes
and flooded the streets and in
some cases some of the business
houses Another two inches fell
Tuesday night
It was still cloudy Thursday
morning- but clearing conditions
indicated the rain was ovtV.
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Six Hospitalized
Here Tuesday
Mr and Mrs Claude Hoffman
of Sac City, Iowa, were hospi
talized here Tuesday following
a highway accident at the cross-
roads at Buffalo. Occupants of
the other car involved in the
accident, were Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Crouse and two children
of Memphis, Tenn., 'who were
also hospitalized. All were re-
ported being treated for bruises
and lacerations.
WSCS Texas
Conference At
Tyler Mar, 24-2H
The members of the Woman’s
Society of Christian Service of
the Marvin Methodist Church,
Tyler, will entertain the Texas
Conference at its Annual Meet-
ing on March 24-26, 1953. Mrs.
Carl Heath from Fairfield is a
district officer in this organiza-
tion.
Some five hundred women
from the Methodist Churches of
East Texas are expected to at-
tend this meeting.
Special guests and speakers
will he Miss Henrietta Gibson,
Treasurer of the Woman's Di-
vision of Christian Service. New
York; Mrs. J. Russell Render-1
son. Jurisdiction Secretary of I
Christian Social Relations and I
Local Church Activities, Little]
Rock, Arkansas; Dr. Gaston
Foote, Pastor. Fort Worth: and
Miss Sue Stanford, formerly of
China and now working with
the Latin Americans at Pharr, j
On the first afternoon. Dr.
Walter Kerr. Pastor of Marvin |
Church, will he the speaker. I
Mrs^ Alliene Allen, 'Fairfield
FHA sponsor, is also a member
of this committee.
Miss Stone is a member of
the Junior Class and is active
in all school activities. She is
now reporter for the Fairfield
cnr.pter and 1st Vice-President
ot District II of the Future
Homemakers. She is a candi-
date for the State Future Home-
makers Degree this year.
Miss Stone is a member of
the F. H. S. Band and Drum
MajoKof this organization. She
is theiuaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
It. (/Stone.
H. L. Williford
Speaks On Schools
At Lodge Meet
H L. Williford,. Fairfield at-
torney and ex-mayor, spoke on
the public schools of Texas in
observance of Public Schools
Week, at the regular meeting of
the Fairfield Masonic Lodge,
Friday night
Final plans were marie for
the lodge’s centennial celebra-
tion to be held at the high
school gymnasium Friday night,
March 13. at 7:30.
J A. Hill is Worshipful Mus-
ter of the local lodge, and Bert
Newman is secretary.
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Delta Kappa
Gamma Meets In
Mexia Mar. 27
The Rev. D. Dewey Morgan,
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church,
and director of the American .
Red Cross Fund campaign- for
1953, states the drive got under^
way in this county Monday.
Community chairmen were naiy.
ed last week "TTh TTanT made for
the drive which it is hoped will i
be completed this week. A nswar -
the call!
The local drive, under dirCC*
tion of Ben Capps* Jr., started
with a kick-off breakfast-
workers at the Tower dining
room Monday morning at
W. R. Royri, Jr., long time direc-rj
tor of the national and lQdakfkjj
chapters, spoke uriefly, on the /:
many services rendered by Red
Cross from the time of its origin
in Switzerland to the recent
Texas City disaster in Teipts. He
mentioned the services of Red
Crofts to the armed forces, their
families at home, in time of diSr
aster, storms, flood, and tornado.
He stated the Red Cross at home
and overseas is comparable to
the “Good Samaritan’ in Biblical
time. He stated that 51 per cent
of the codnty's contributions
will remain in Che county treas-
ury, /and the other 49 per cent
Will gp to the national chapter
for their use over the nation
and to servicemen overseas.
Following Mr. Boyd’s mes-
sage, workers were divided into
groups and assigned to sections
of the city for house-tS-hounn
contacts. School students assist-
ing were Buddy Kitchens,
ton Sue! Winkler, Warren A‘
Dan Montgomery, Winfree Tl
Jr., Lindale Phillips, ana
Harrison. Others present
Mr. Capps, the Rev. Mr. Ml
Mrs. C. E. Childs, M. D. Hi
rey, Mr. and. Mrs. Joe Lee
gan. Many were unable to
tend _
>th-
tntarily, the whole fabric
of human society is f<
» strength that comes
deep in the hearts of men and
women of good will.
The Red Cross serves as a
channel for this strength and
good will. % * oKJc
Across the nation, hundreds
of thousands of volunteer help-
ing hands are re^tdy to serve
neighbors’ sons and daughters
vv uit the problems and emergen-
cies that arise during military
service, to help keep a life-giv-
ing stream of Blood flowing: to
civilian hospitals here at home
and to military hospitals In this
country and overseas.
These helping hands are kept
active—ana in readiness—hy
the generous support given to
the Red Cross by the American
people. The hands work tire-
lessly and gladly because the
hearts behind them have faith
(See RED CROSS, Page 8)
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Names of Five
Candidates Filed
For City Council
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The Continental Oil Company
is reported still coring in the
Travis Peak with no show re-
ported on the well in the Mrs.
Emma Hill et al 100 acre tract,
known as the Jim Allen tract,
in the I Y Aguilera grant
The Humble Company is re-
ported still coring in the Travis
Peak after showing gas in the
Rodessa and Pettit in the well
at Simsboro on the J. H. Hor-
ton et al 100 acre tract in the
S. M Lamar Survey.
No new locations reported In
the county.
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The Tau Chapter of Delta-
Kappa Gamma will meet at the
(Gibbs Memorial Library in Mox
la Tuesday evening, March 27,
at 7:30 P. M.
At this time, Dr. Joseph R
Griggs'of Huntsville will he the
speaker of the evening.
All members, school Adminis-
trators, and faculty members
are urged to he present for the
meeting
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Gospel Meeting
In Progress At
Church of Christ
The gospel meeting being
held tills week at the Church of
Christ will continue through
Saturday. J. Willard Morrow,
minister of Fort Worth, is con-
ducting services. Everyone is
invited to. attend services held
at 7:J» each evening.
Saturday, March 7, was the
deadline for filing names for
candidates for election as mem-
bers of the city council of 'Fair*
field. The names of five candi-
dates were filed.
T. R. Bonner is unoppoMg
for re-election to place three on
the council F. R. Hill’s nam*
was filed for re-election to place
four, and Mrs. C. N. Williford’s
name was filed for place four
also; A. E. Stroud’s and Carl
Heath’s names were filed for
candidates for place five, tin
place now held by Morris
Sneed.
1. W Thornton was elected
Mayor in 1952 for a two year
term. Fa B. Peyton and C.t C.
LJnnenberg hold places orite and
two, respectively, their terms
not expiring this year.
The election will be held at
i the City Hall, Tuesday, April j
7. All qualified voters in
within the corporate limita
the city are entitled to vote,
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Singing Sunday
At Shiloh Church
The regular third Sunday, af-
ternoon singing will be held at
Shiloh Sunday, March 15, be-
ginning at 2:30 o’clock. Every-
one has a special invitation to
attend.—Reporter.
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