The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1928 Page: 3 of 8
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THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER, FAIRFIELD, TEXAS. NOVEMBER 16, 1928.
Department Devoted to Freestone County Schools
Dew School News
Editor-in-chief . ... ............................................................... Lillian Clary
Social Editor ........................................................................ Mary Clark
gport Editor ..................... ........ ....................................... Leonard Bailey
joke Editor ......................................... • ........ Mae Belle Doyle
Reporter ........................................... ......................... Robert Moore
School Carnival.
Under the direction of L. E.
Peevy and Mrs. Oscar John-
son, mother for Mr. Peevy’s
room, and with the wholesale
cooperation of the students of
the ninth, tenth and eleventh
grades, a very interesting pro-
gram was staged last Friday
night at the High School
building. The purpose being
to raise money for needed
equipment for this room.
One of the best drawing
cards was a side show. As
one was led by a guide into a
partially lighted room, the
first sight to behold was a
lady of tremendous size. Her
official weight was 2,468
pounds, and even a close ob-
server could find no cause to
doubt it.
Next was the oldest man in
the world, Methusalem being
a mere boy compared with this
aged gentleman.
Then the Egypitian mummy
was a marvelous spectacle to
behold. Covered in white and
with a hideous face with
nothing but a candle for light,
it was a weird spectacle to
see.
Last, but surely not the least
of the sights, were two wild
men from Africa. These
were kept under lock and
key, and visitors were allowed
to gaze at them but only a
moment because of the great
danger. Shrieking cries came
from their cage continually.
Although no deaths are report-
ed, many received such revere
shocks as to cause them to col-
lapse. And i^is honestly a fact,* 1
that many could not be in-
duced to see the wild menI
under any consideration.
A cake-walk furnished much
enjoyment to the audience. A
number of couples participat-
ed in this event. Johnny Arm-
strong and Clara Lane were
the lucky couple and won the
cake.
Also a pie-eating contest
proved hilarious when the
participants first had their
hands tied and w’ere then told
to eat. Clark Black came out
victorious.
An entertainment program
was given consisting of musi-
cal numbers by the Dew Band.
A song and reading by Webb
Hughes and a one-act play
entitled “Jumbo Jum.”
However, that which fur-
nished the most humor was
Ed Henderson, peanut and
popcorn vendor. He was
dressed in a complete clown’s
uniform. And what Mr. Hen-
derson didn't think to do and
say c o u 1 d n't have been
thought of by the best clowns
of the Hagenbeck Wallace
circus.—L. E. P.
Imagine?
1. Mary Clark getting a
long assignment without
“griping.”
2. Mae Belle Doyle not
laughing at the most inoppor-
tune moments.
3 “Farmer” Yerby making
a “loop” shot.
4. Bob Moore not “warting"
someone all the time.
5. Lowry Lancaster getting
in a hurry.
Honor Roll.
Eleventh Grade: None.
Tenth Grade: Walton Ay-
ers.
Ninth Grade: None.
Eighth Grade: Gale Hen-
derson.
Seventh Grade: Clark
Black, Alene Webb and
Ruth Lane.
Sixth Grade: Ernest Joel
Lane.
Fifth Grade: None.
Fourth Grade: Blanche
Larkin.
Third Grade: Lester Bailey,
Modene Lancaster, Barbara
Lampier and Ayers Moore.
Second Grade: William
Ceherls, Doris Swinburne,
Florence Clary and Tommie
White.
First Grade:—B e r n i c e
Smith and Rupert Ayers.
Boys’ Basket Ball.
The Dew high school bas-
ket ball team met the Devi
outside boys Tuesday after-
noon in a desperate combat.
Thanks to the unerring
marksmanship of Carl Smith
and Lowry Lancaster, We
won with a score of 17 to 16.
Olan Clark made most of
the scores on the opposing
side, scoring 10 points of the
16.
We will meet them in a de-
cisive battle on Thanksgiving
Day, when the outside boys
are counting on the able sup-
port of Finis Harrison, ex-
captain of the Dew school bas-
ketball team.—L. B.
Chapel Program.
The Chapel program was
rendered Friday morning by
a few of the pupils in Mrs.
W. R. Moore’s room.
The program was for Arm-
istice Day, although it was
only November 9.
First, a song, “Star Span-
gled Banner.”
Second, a flag salute, by
Laurin Black and Mattie Fae
Moore.
Third, History of the War
of Nations, by C. F. Woodall.
Fourth, Life of Woodrow
Wilson, by Morris Harrison.
Fifth, “A Hymn of Armis-
tice Day,” by Mary Ollie Ay-
ers.
Sixth, song, “Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp.”—L. C.
Joke*.
The other day Mr. Peevy
went to a dentist’s office to
have his teeth worked on.
While he was fixing his unten-
sils, Mr. Peevy fell asleep. Fin-
ally the dentist nudged him
and said, “Do you want gas.”
Mr. Peevy replied, “Yes, and
you might see about the oil,
too.”
Ruth: “Mrs. White may I
use your telephone?”
Mrs. White: “Certainly,
Ruth, is something the matter
with your phone?”
Ruth: “Not exactly, but
Earnest Joel is using it to hold
up the window; Ma is cutting
out biscuits with the mouth
piece, and Annie Dell is using
the cord for a jumping rope.”
, Miss Calame: “Fred, name
a poisonous substance.”
Fred: “Aviation.”
Miss Calame: “Explain
yourself.”
Fred: “One drop will kill.”
—M. B. D. .
News Briefs.
Bennie Cadenhead of Buf-
falo spend the week-end with
his sister, Mrs. W. R. Moore.
The Four Square Singers
met at Dew Sunday. There
was a large crowd attended. ‘
Miss Jewel White, who is
attending Westminster Col-
lege, spent the week-end at
home.
Mr. Peevy, Miss Calame and
Miss Curry attended the play
at Teague, Tuesday night.
Roy Day and Miss Juanita
Killgore motored to Fairfield
Sunday evening and were
quietly married by Rev. I. O.
Dent.—M. C.
An Experiment.
The milk drinking experi-
ment conducted in the pri-
mary grades the past month
has been checked up, with
the following results reported
from the second and third
grades by Mrs. J. E. Lambert:
Eight under weight children
who brought milk every day
showed an actual average
gain during the month of 2 1-2
pounds.—E. L. L.
Heard About School.
In a class discussion on
tough meat, after several had
given illustrations of their ex-
periences, Leonard Bailey won
first by stating once while go-
ing on a hunt, he killed a
squirrel that was so tough he
couldn’t stick a fork into the
gravy.
After learning in General
Science that it takes 44,250,-
000,000,000,000 molecules to
fill one cubic inch, and that
each molecule is divided into
several atoms, and then each
atom into several ions, Melvin
Henderson declares that now
at last he knows the size of
Bob Moore’s brain—that it is
somewhat smaller than an ion.
open space around the fire.
Everyone in costume was re-
quested to walk slowly around
the tire in full view of the
judges and the spectators.
Prizes were awarded to little
Miss Mae Anderson and A. J.
Emmons.
Immediately following the
contest, various games were
entered into with spirit by
young and old alike.
Part of the proceeds of the
party have been spent for a
new basketball for the boys. A
first class official ball with
the new valve opening was
ordered. As soon as this ar-
lives, the Mt. Zion team will
be ready to match some more
games.
Mt. Zion School News
Special Program.
A special Armistice pro-
gram was given at Sunday
School by the entire school
body as follows:
Meaning of Armistice—Eur-
line Vaughan.
“^America”—Entire school.
“In Flanders Field”—Mat-
tie Sue Emmons.
“Help Somebody Today”—
Entire school.
“America the Beautiful”—
Entire school.
“Recessional,” by Kipling—
Lottie Nell Emmons.
The church was beautiful-
ly and appropriately decorat-
ed in red and white streamers
and red berries.
A large number of our stu-
dents attended the Turlington
and Post Oak box suppers
Friday and Saturday nights,
respectively.
Community News.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rad-
ford and son, William Rich-
ard, of Mexia were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Reagan Em-
mons, Sunday
Mrs. Reagan Emmons is vis-
iting her mother, Mrs. W. D.
Cornelius of Moxia.
Mr. Johnnie James visited
his sister, Mrs. Tom McAdams,
in Mexia, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thomp-
son of Mexia visited Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Milliken last week.
P.-T. A. Meeting.
The P.-T. A. met Wednes-
day afternoon, November 7,
when the first of the series of
programs to be given this
year was presented. Miss
Katherine Steward arranged
this program in Children’s
Reading and Book Week. It
was as follows:
Kid Gloves—Jack Robin-
son.
Grandma — Emma Louise
Steward.
What Little Rose Said—
Joyce Watson.
Books Children Should
Read—Miss Katherine Stew-
ard.
Test of a Good Book and
Books to Avoid—Mrs. J. B.
Lewis.
Our Best Friend, Books—
Miss Lydia Riley.
Literary Vaccination—Mrs.
C. B. Steward.
Literature, Good and Bad
—Mrs. C. H. Watson.
This presentation strongly
emphasized the importance
of choosing the proper litera-
ture for young boys and girls.
We realize more than ever
this responsibility.
Honor roll for first month
of Young school;
Primer—Ruth Traylor, L.
P Cole, Jim Billie Cole, Leal-
rice Walker.
First Crade--Alma Grace
M c E a c h e r n, Baby Nora
Young, Carl Willard, Oscar
Nell Cranberry.
Second Grade—None.
Third Grade — Clifford
Coates, John Gunter.
Fourth Grade—Herbert Mc-
Eachem.
Fifth Grade—None.
For Sewing see Mrs. A. J.
Emmons, Jr. Five miles east
of Fairfield. 9n2t
Would You Know One
It You Saw It? «-
If you over came lace to face with a.
germ, would you recognize it? Of
course it is not. likely that you ever
will Kf* a germ, unless you own a
tremondouHly powerful microscope, for
you would have to magnify one over
a thousand times to make it as big as
a pin head. But you should recognize
the fact that these liny garni-s can get
into your blood streams through the
smallest cut, and give you typhoid
fever, tuberculosis, lockjaw, nlood
poisoning, nnd many more dangerous
und perhaps fatal diseases. There is
one sure safeguard against these
dangers — washing every cut, no
matter how small, thoroughly with
Liquid Borozone, the safe antisep-
tic. You can get Liquid Borozone at
Radford Drug Company.
Turkey raisers begin feed-
ing the young turks heavily to
put on flesh and color. Texas
dressing plants now open. We
want to buy a lot of turkeys
to fill our orders. See us
when ready. H. C. McMich-
ael & Co., Teague. 2n8
Eat
Martin’s Butler Kist Bread
Baked and Delivered to Your
Grocer Daily
At All Groceries and Cafes in Fairfield
We Are At Your Service
Martin Bakery
Teague, Texas
The students have readjust-
d themselves to school life,
nd are making excellent
rogress in their work. The
hildren seem to realize that
oming to school is more than
eing sent by their parents,
'hey are to be compliment-
d, not only for their work,
ut for this attitude by all
lose interested in the school.
The Junior English Club
et Friday afternoon with
urline Vaughan presiding,
n interesting program was
ven just preceding a business
eeting at which the chief En-
ish errors of the club were
msidered and a campaign
>r their correction begun.
he pie supper held Jit the
Zion school house was
1 attended. The program
an about 7:15 with music
lished by Miss Zelda Em-
is, LeRoy Emmons and Olin
mona. The pies were auc-
ed off by Albert Claridge.
ollowing this, the bonfire
lighted, and popcorn balls
marshmallows were sold
he people around the fire.
total amount realized
n all sales was $17.45.
,s the event was arranged
a masquerade party, prizes
e offered to the girl and
he boy wearing the most
deal costumes. The stage
the contestants was the
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