The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1925 Page: 1 of 8
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Lee Kirgan, Editor and Publisher.
FORTY-NINTH Vg.AR
Established 1876—The County Paper.
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, MARCH 27. 1925
GOVERNMENT APPROVES
ROAD PROJECT
Dispatches recently pub- *
lished in the dailies un- *
der a Washington date *
line, stated that the Fed
* eral Government had fin- *
* ally approved the high- *
* way project in this County *
* from Fairfield to Geppert *
* Hill, on the Fairfield and *
* Teague road, a distance *
* of 6.8 miles, the project *
* to cost $250,000. We pre- *
* sums from these figures *
* that the road will be of *
* concrete construction. *
**********
GET LINED UP FOR THE
GRASSHOPPERS
MORE CONCERNING
OUR TABERNACLE
*\
Mr. R. R. Reppert, Entomol-
ogist of the Extension Service
from the A. & M. College, will
make a talk and give a demon-
stration on insects by means of
charts, at Streetman, Saturday,
March 28, 10 a. m., and at
Teague at 2:30 the same
day at the City Hall.
Mr. Reppert is a specialist
in his line, and those that have
heard him say that it is a real
treat besides being very in-
structive. It has been said that
95 per cent of the insects can
be destroyed and that crop pro-
duction can be doubled by
proper methods. It is hoped
that a large crowd will come
out to hear Mr. Reppert, and
help control the insect pests.—
Contributed.
For rent, in Fairfield, good
residence, barn, garden, grass
lot. For information see Clyde
Glazener, Fairfield, or E. R.
Glazener, Wortham. 6m
Mr. Jerry Matthewto, a form-
er resident of Stewards Mill,
now living in Denton County,
was here Thursday visiting his gregation one morning
mother, Mrs. C. T. Orand, and
other relatives.
Meet your friends at Comp-
ton’s store in Teague, the bus-
iest place in town. He sells
feed, Seed, fertilizer and hard-
ware. 2t
S. C. Rhode Island Red eggs,
Airhart strain, $1.50 per set-
ting shipped, $1.25 at my home.
Mrs. F. T. Jeffries, Winkler,
Texas. 27ml0tp
Judge R. L. Williford is in
Marlin for a few days for his
health.
Buy your feed, seed, grocer-
ies, mardware and implements
from Phil Compton, Teague. £t
Plenty of catle dip at Hill's
Cash Store. 27mtf
Eat at Roller's.
By I. O. Dent.
The members of the Pres-
byterian Church have kindly
executed a legal contract, or
lease, granting the people of
Fairfield the privilege of erect-
ing and maintaining for a term
of ten years, the proposed tab-
ernacle on their lots, which are
conveniently and beautifully
located for such purpose. This
contract, which was drawn up
by Messrs. Edwards and
French, one of the leading law
firms of our city, provides for
its renewal from time to time.
It also settles the control of
said tabernacle when complet-
ed, upon a board of managers,
or trustees, the personnel o f
which is at the present time,
J. H. Harding, S. V. Ivy, J. M.
Swinburn, Sunday School Su-
perintendents of our Fairfield
churches; F. B. Peyton, an eld-
er in the Presbyterian Church,
and Hon J. F. Roper, our Coun-
ty Judge. In the future it is to
be the successors in office of
these good men. This contract
further recites that said taber-
nacle is to be, and can be used
as a place of meeting for all
public gatherings having for
their purpose the common
good of our citizenship.
So, with these rights clearly
and definitely set forth in a le-
gally drafted, written contract,
no one need hesitate who has
the welfare of his town and
community at heart, to invest
some part of his hard-earned
cash in the enterprise. For
$800 we can build and equip
a tabernacle which will an-
swer our purpose. For $1200,
or even $1000, we can build a
better one, of course. Perhaps
just now we had better copy
•fttr the good old “colored
brother” who said to his con-
“i
have prepared two sermons for
this occasion, one a $5.00 and
the other a $2.00 value. We
Will now pass the hat and see
which one of them you want
me to preach.” In other words
we will test out our liberality
and then make further plans.
Everybody says we can and
and ought to build. I am about
as “stingy” as any of you, and
I think so myself. I also am
not only ready to “subscribe”
but to stay with the job until
the last nail has been driven.
Think the thing over and be
ready to subscribe when the
list is brought around. We
have $6.65 already, which
came from sources where you
might have thought there
wasn’t any money. Look out
for next week’s report. We are
going to know at least some-
thing of the "fate” of the prop-
osition by that time.,
Events in the Lives of Little Men
SO imoetQ.'ybocahhoi
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Ip TOM ANP PICK. ARfc
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FAIRFIELD HIGH ; WHAT ONE FARMER
SCHOOL NEWS! RECEIVED FOR 25c
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WOMEN ORGANIZE
STUDY CLUB
DEW EPWORTH LEAGUERS
ENTERTAINED
The ladies of Fairfield who
are interested in a study club
were invited to mee with Mrs.
T. J. Hall last Thursday for
purpose of organizing the
same. The following officers
Friday night of last week
was a delightful event to the
Epworth Leaguers of Dew.
Mrs. Oscar Johnson threw op-
en the doors of her hospitable
home to all the members of the
were elected: Mrs. Joe John-1 League.
son, president; Mrs. Fred Hill,
Jr., vice-president; Mrs. T. J.
Hall, secretary; Mrs. Mamie
Winbourn, treasurer; Mrs.
Fred Hill, critic; Mrs. R. L.
Williford, reporter. Motto
chosen: “Learning by study*
must b? won. ’Twas ne’er en-
tailed from sire to son.” Club
flower, Pink Lafrance rose.
Club colors, pink and green.
The name, “History Club.”
Members presen^were seven-
teen.
A committed of three were
appointed to draw up the con-
stitution and by-laws, which
were accepted. It being late in
the season to,begin a regular
course, Shakespeare’s “Mer-
chant of Venice” was selected
to begin with. *
Miss Lizzie Anderson was
appointed teacher for the first
week. The meeting will be held
in ladies’ rest room at court
house Thursday of each week
at 3 o’clock. Concluding the
meeting ice cream and angel’s
food cake was served by the
hostess, assisted by Mrs. How-
ard Watson and Miss Alyne
Hall. Reporter.
We have the fertilizer that
you want and at lowest prices.
Munger Oil & Cotton Compa-
ny, Teague. 27m6t
Plenty of Red Top Cane seed
at Hill Cash Store. 27mtf
Eat at Roller’s.
The rooms were beautifully
decorated with the League col-
ors which are Gold and White.
Every member came expects
ing to have a good time, and
their souls were full of fun be-
cause they knew Mrs. Johnson
dearly loved every member.
The program was opened by
special music rendered by Miss
Eunice Robinson, a solo by
Mrs. W. B. Black, a duet by
tye&ars. J. E. Lambert and W.
D. Black. Then came the dif-
ferent games, which were en-
joyed by all. 10:30 came be-
fore we knew it, but we de-
parted to our homes wishing
that we might soon be enter-
tained there again.—League
Reporter.
WELL KNOWN MEXIA
MAN IS DEAD
T. Frank Smith, 52, long
time citizen of Mexia, died
suddenly in a room in a hotel
in Groesbeck last Sunday morn-
ing. Mr. Smith was for many
years a cotton dealer in Mexia
and was well known to the old-
er people of Freestone County.
He served his city two terms as
mayor and had been identi-
fied with many industrial de-
velopments in Mexia. He is ac-
credited with discovering the
Mexia gas field, that later re-
sulted in the discovery of the
great oil field near that city.
Eat at Roller’s.
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Common Sense Protection
WE $1500 Natural Death
PA Y $3000 Accidental Death
Membership Fee . . . . $7,50
Annual Due*.......$4.00
Payable Semi-Annually
H. L. WOOLDRIDGE, Agent
Fairfield, Texas.
P. S.—No member has paid more than $8.90 for As-
sessments the past 12 months on a $1500 policy
An Abstracter
Should realize that his business
is largely based on the confi-
dence of the public in him and
his plant; that his honesty and
efficiency is the only solid
foundation on which he can
build; therefore, it is his duty
to so conduct his business that
it will protect and conserve
confidence in himself and the
profession he represents.
Fairfield Abstract Co.,Inc
Fairfield, Texas
Intense interest is being held
in every school throughout the
County due to the County
Meet w hich is tu he held here
the 27th and 28th of March
Every school is preparing de-
claimers, spellers, essay writ-
ers and ones to take part in the
field events.
All the school is very busy
cleaning the school building
and grounds so as to have a
real nice place to entertain the
people we are expecting a t
the County Meet. We want this
to be one of the best County
Meets ever held in Fairfield.
All the boys are taking much
interest in their clubs organiz-
ed by Mr. Fredericks, of
Teague, for the purpose o f
getting thoroughbred animals
into the County. The boys met
Thursday morning to decide
further plans, but Mr. Freder-
ick was not able to be present.
They are expecting him one
day this wieek. Everyone is
wishing the boys good luck
with their clubs, and are go-
ing to help them make a suc-
cess.
Three basket ball games
were played in Fairfield Fri-
day. The games were between
Dew' and Fairfield, senior and
junior boys, and Dew and
Streetman senior girls. The
score of the first game was 18
to 4 in favor of the senior boys
of Fairfield. The junior boys
of Fairfield lost to the junior
boys of Dew, 4 to 2. The Street-
man girls were defeated by the
Dew girls in their game.
A new' pupil reported Mon-
day morning to begin wrork in
the third grade.
Everyone must cooperate
with the Fairfield school in or-
der to have a real County
Meet. Reporter.
A farmer near Fair- #
field recently paid us 25c *
to advertise a Jersey cow
for sale. Last Saturday he
he told us that he had sold
from this one 25c want ad
in , The County Paper, 11
head of Jerseys.
This speaks stronger in
favor of the pulling power
of advertising in The
County Paper than any
argument we could ad-
vance as to why the farm-
ers and others should use
vertising space in this well
known and popular paper.
CHILD HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM INJURY
The little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Kent, aged
about four years, had a nar-
row' escape Wednesday morn-
ing, near Tom Bonner’s store,
when it was knocked down by
a car. Luckily the wheels miss-
ed the child, and it escaped se-
rious injury. (
The car was driven by Leila
Govan, a negro woman living
on Browm’s Creek. She was
placed under $250 bond. ’
I have few yearling bulls ,.ut
of my registered poll Hereford
bull and good mother cows, for
sale for breeding purposes.
Phil Compton, Teague, Tex. 2t
Mrs. Verdie Mae Mainard, of
Teague, spent last week end
here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Day.
We have the fertilizer that
you want and at lowest prices.
Munger Oil & Cotton Compa-
ny, Teague. 27m6t
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Sound, bright, fully matur-
ed maize heads, at a good
price. B. P. Compton, Teague.
Eat at Roller’s.
The census report shows that
the 1924 cotton crop was 22,-
411 bales. 1923 crop was 24,-
349 bales.
Eat at Roller’s.
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Kirgan, Lee. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1925, newspaper, March 27, 1925; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1126320/m1/1/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.