The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1928 Page: 1 of 8
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THE COUNTY PAPER—Established 1876
FAIRFIELD. FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, MARCH 16, 1928.
b IKST in Ad. Service
FIRST in Local Newt
FIRST in Courtkoute Now*
FIRST in County N«w»
FIRST in Dependability
NUMBER 27
.NTERSCHOLASTIC MEET
TO BE AT DONIE
The Freestone County Inter-
scholastic Meet will be held
with the Donie Consolidated
School, March 23 and 24. The
program, as announced by W.
G. Colson, superintendent of
the Donie School and direector
of the meet, will be as fol-
lows :
Friday, March 23.
Beginning at 10 o'clock
Donie will play Kirven in
baseball. At the same time
the junior boys and junior
girls will play the prelimi-
naries in playground baseball.
At one o'clock both senior
and junior boys' tract and field
events will begin, also tennis,
and basketball for senior and
junior girls, and basket for
junior boys.
Friday Night.
Beginning at 7:30 o’clock
contests in declamation, de-
bating and extemporaneous
speaking will be held.
Saturday, March 24.
Beginning at 10 o’clock
spelling, essay writing, music
memory, and arithmetic con-
tests will take place. At the
same time finals in tennis will
begin. At one o’clock all fi-
nals in basketball and play
ground baseball will be
played.
RECEIVES FINE AND
JAIL SENTENCE
Garland Smitherman, a
young white man living ne a r
Streetman, plead guilty in
County Court Thursday on a
charge of aggravated assault
and Judge French assessed his
penalty at 60 days in jail and
a fine of $25.00,
Testimony showed that
Smiterman severely whipped
with a strap his 13-month-old
stepchild.
FAIRFIELD C. of C.
HAS MEETING
The Fairfield Commercial
Club had a well attended
meeting Friday the main pur-
pose of which was to discuss
the housing problems in Fair-
field. It was unanimously
agreed that if Fairfield was
to grow lots would have to be
sold at reasonable prices.
After considerable discus-
sion a motion carried asking
all having vacant or other
property to sell to list same
with Fairfield Abstract Co., in
order that prospective buyers
would know what property
was for sale and what price it
could be bought for. The ab-
stract company agreeing to
act for a reasonable compen-
sation. The idea of this plan
was to have some way to fur-
nish prospective citizens with
information as to property that
could be bought and the price.
Traffic conditions were also
discussed, and a committee
composed of H. L. Williford,
Tom Lindley and L. J. Davis,
was appointed to draft traf-
fic rules to be submitted at a
later meeting of the organi-
zation.
COURT RESTRAINED
FROM ENFORCING
REDISTRICTING
FAIRFIELD LEAGUERS
ATTEND INSTITUTE
The third Epworth League
Institute was held in Reagan,
Texas, Sunday, March 11.
Those from Fairf'eld who at-
tended were Misses Elizabeth
Watson and Mary Vernon
Huckaby and Edward Wat-
son and J. F. Huckaby.
See the League play, “The
Heart of a Hero.”
Adam and Eve Set the Fash-
ion.
For comfort’s sake any kind of
clothes would do,
Be they flour sack, horsehide,
many, or few. /
But since Adam and Eve Jeft
the garden for siiv^
Fashion and style have gradu-
ally crept in,
Till man no longer thinks him-
self well dressed
Unless his suit be cleaned and
neatly pressed.
(Continued Next Week.)
We Call For And Deliver
FAIRFIELD TAILOR SHOP
Phone 165.
Singing Convention.
The Freestone County sing-
ing Convention wiil meet at
Stewards Mill, the first Sun-
day in April and Saturday
night before. Let all singing
people be there and help
make a great convention.
Your president,
T. L. McAdams.
The planting of the trees on
the courthouse square was
completed under the manag-
ment of Mrs. P. O. French;
chairman of the committee of
the civic service department
of the Womans’ Missionary So-
ciety, and of th® History Club.
Flowers are now needed that
will bloom this year.
Daughter Born.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Gilpin, Jr., Sunday night, a
girl.
Miss Verna Huckaby spent
last week-end at Young.
Agent For
Magnolia Products
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CLYDE DeMONNEY
Phone 64
Fairfield, Texae
Saturday evening, Judge W.
R. Boyd of the 87th Judicial
District, granted an injunction
restraining the Commissioners’
Court of Freestone County
from putting in effect the
changes in the lines of the
Commissioners’ precincts of
Freestone County, as made by
Corns. Lindley, Withrow and
Lancaster at a special meet-
ing of the Commissioners’
Court on February 17th.
Attorneys R. L. Williford
and Lex Smith prepared the
petition asking for the injunc-
ion, and Judge Boyd, restrain-
ing order was served on the
Judge and all commissioners,
Monday. The complainants in
the petition are A. P. Carter,
B. C. Whatley, Clyde Cole, J.
R. Hawthorne, C. H. Watson,
Roger Steward, J. S. Newman,
Dr. T. F. Young, Tom Crouch,
Jr., J. C. Evans, Ernest Frank-
lin, Eugene Guess, A. C.
Boggs, J. R. 3. Cain, Ed Rob-
inson, and W. B. Allen.
The petition is lengthy, com-
prising over ten pages close-
ly written typewriter matter.
In the writ served on the of-
ficials the allegations contain-
ed in the petition are con-
densed and as follows:
“That this suit is brought
to annuli, set aside and hold
for naught an order made and
entered by the county commis-
sioners of Freestone County,
M. C. Lancaster, L. H. With-
row and Walton Lindley, on
the 17th day of February,
1928, which said order pur-
ports to redistrict said Free-
stone County into commission-
ers’ precincts, complainants
alleging that if said purported
order is permitted to 3tand
that a great many property
tax voters in Freestone County
will be disfranchised, that a
portion of said County accord-
ing to said order is put into
Commissioner’s precinct No. 4,
and same is likewise put into
Commissioners’ Precinct No.
t, and that said purported or-
der and judgment is unjust,
unfair, illegal and is a gross
abuse of the discretion vested
in said commissioners by law;
that same places 43 per cent
of the territory of Freestone
County in Commissioner’s Pre-
cinct No. 1; 17 5-10 per cent
in precinct No. 2; 27 5-10 per
cent in said Commissioner’s
Precinct No. 3, and 12 per
cent in Commissioner’s Pre-
cinct No. 4. And that said
Precinct No. 1 contains a
greater number of creeks prob-
ably than all the balance of
said County, which creeks
necessitate bridges, and that
one commissioner with the
funds at his disposal cannot
take proper care of said roads
and bridges: and plaintiffs al-
lege on information and be-
lief that said order and judg-
ment redistricting said county
as aforesaid was not prompt-
ed by desire for the best inter-
est and welfare of the county
but was and iH political. Com
plainants ask that said order
and judgment on hearing
hereof be annulled, set aside
and held for naught.”
MRS. H. H. WOOLDRIDGE
DIES AT HOME HERE
Mrs. H. H Wooldridge,
aged 57 years, died at her
home here Friday, March 9,
at 2:25 a. m. after a prolong-
ed illness. Funeral services,
which were attended by many
friends of Fairfield and neigh-
boring communities, were held
at the Calvary' Baptist Church
Saturday morning, the Rev. H.
L. McKissack officiating. Bur-
ial took place in the Fairfield
cemetery. Mrs. Wooldridge
is survived by her husband,
and four children, all of whom
were at her bedside when she
died. The children are as fol-
lows: Tanner Wooldridge of
Electra, H. L. Wooldridge of
Fairfield, Mrs. Albert Miles
of Waco and Mrs. Arthur Bru-
baker of Houston.
Mrs. Wooldridge was form-
erly Miss Dessie Tanner, and
was born at Cheneyville, La.,
September 2 5, 1870, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Linn
Tanner. On December 25,
1894, she was married to Dr.
H. H. Wooldridge, and the
two came to Texas. They
have lived in Fairfield twen-
ty-eight years.
Until a few years ago when
ill health came, Mrs. Wool-
dridge was active ir. religious
work in Fairfield, and has al-
ways been known and loved by
her many friends in the com-
munity. She was a member
of the Eastern Star and a loy-
al supporter of the organiza-
tion. and an enthusiastic work-
er in the Calvary Baptist
Church of which she was a
member. Wherever sickness
and sorrow came she gave of
her sympthy and help, and
the love and gratitude of her
friends was shown Saturday
by the many who gathered to
pay her a last homage, and by
the flowers that were heaped
upon her grave.
AGED CITIZEN DIES
NEAR COTTON GIN
REGISTERED CATTLE
SHIPPED HERE
J. C. C. Keys, aged 84
years, an old resident of th®
Cotton Gin section, died at his
home Saturday. Burial was in
the Cotton Gin cemetery Sun-
day, in the presence of one of
the largest gatherings every
assembled in Freestone County
on a like occasion.
Services were conducted by
the Rev. Cox, Methodist pastor
at Kirven, after which the
Masonic Lodge of Kirven took
charge and conducted the bur-
ial. Masons were present from
A step to further improve
the beef cattle industry of
Freestone County has been
taken by our citizens by
buying and having shipped
here u number of register-
ed Hereford bulls and heifers.
These animals, which are
extra fine individuals, were
bought from former post-
master general, A. S. Bur-
leson, and shipped from his
ranch in Hill County to
A. & M. College where
they were kept two months
Kirven, Fairfield, Teague, | wnile being immuned from
Mexia and Wortham.
Mr. Keys was a well known
and highly respected citizen,
and an ex-Confederate veter-
an,
Mr. Keys is survived by
eight children, thirty grand-
children and twelve great
gran-children. His children are
as follows:
Mrs. Walter Whatley of
Kirven, Tom Keys of Cotton
Gin, John Keys of Teague,
Ben Keys of Cotton Gin, Mrs.
Travis Ogilvie of Coolidge,
Mrs. Burt Manning of Waco,
Bill Keys of Palo Pinto, Wil-
burn Keys of Cotton Gin.
lick fever They were shipped
to Fairfieid Saturday, where
the new owners took charge
of them.
F. E. Hill bought three bulls
and six heifers, Roger Young
bought four bulls and six
heifers, John Hill one bull,
and Riley Middleton, one bull.
FOLK SONGS DISCUSSED
AT CLUB MEETING
The History Club met
Thursday, March 8, in the la-
dies’ rest room. “Ballads and
and Songs” was the subject of
the program. Roll call was
answered with the name of a
ballad. The following num-
bers were given:
“Folk Songs in the South”
—Mrs. D. B. Shelton.
“Our Goodman”—Mrs. Bur-
ta Daviss.
“Ballads and Songs of Our
Own Community.”—Miss Mat-
tie Powell.
SENIOR LEAGUE TO
PRESENT DRAMA
The Senior Epworth League
of Fairfield will present a play
in four acts. “The Heart of a
Hero,” at the school auditor-
ium Friday evening at 7:30.
Card of Thank*.
We wish to thank our
friends who assisted1 in the il-
ness and death of my wife and
our mother and for the beauti-
ful floral offerings. You were
so kind and considerate to
us that there will ever be a
warm place in our hearts for
you. May your paths lead
you into pleasant paths is the
wish of,
H. H. Wooldridge
and Children.
Seminary Visitor* Here.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Mat-
tock and daughter, Mildred,
of the Baptist Seminary at Ft.
Worth, are the guests of the
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson.
See the League play, “The
Heart of a Hero.”
THE REV. I. O. DENT
CONDUCTS LESSON
The Rev. I. O. Dent, pastor
of the Methodist Church here,
taught the Bible lesson at the
meeting of the Woman’s Mis-
sionary Society Monday after-
noon, taking for discussion
Acts 4-S-6-7.
Sixteen were present at .he
meeting. Mrs. Ora Tate lead
in prayer, and a song service
was held.
James Cheshire, son of Mrs.
Y. S. Allen, is visiting here.
Mr. Cheshire came from Cali-
fornia where he has been since
being discharged from the
army, having been stationed in
the Philippines for two years.
Constable Ed Lee, accom-
panied by an officer from Dal-
las, carried J. D. Manning to
Huntsville, Sunday, to serve
two years in the penitentiary.
See the League play, “The
Heart of a Hero.”
Announcement.
There wiil regular1 preach-
ing services at the First Bap-
tist Church Sunday morning
and evening. The Rev. J. A.
Wilson, pastor.
Mr. and Mr.s. E. K. Pressley
and daughter, Lizetta. of Dal-
las. were in Fairfield the past
week to attend the funeral
services of Mrs. H. H. Wool-
dridge.
A new shipment of men’s
Stetson hats, also other stand-
ard makes. Prices $2.50, to
$10.00. W. L. Lott. /
Mr. and Mrs. Posey of Pal-
estine visited Mr. and Mrs. P.
S. Mcllveen, Sunday.
See the League play, “The
Heart of a Hero.”
The heaity growth and strong
condition of this bank as reflected
from time to time in our publish-
ed statements; are attributed not
alone to those connected actively
with the bank, but to our many
customers whom it has been our
pleasure to serve from time to time
Let Our Bank Be Your
7 BANK
Fairfield State Bank
Fairfield, Texae
OFFICERS) T. J. Hall, Pr**.| C. H. Walton, Vico-
Pitt.I F. E. Hill, Jr., Cathitr; C. E. Child*. Allt. Catbiori
E. F. Glattnor, Attl. Cathitr.
DIRECTORS) F. E. Hill. Sr.,
Waltaa, T. J. Hall, F. E. Hill, Jr.
H- J. Cannon, C. H
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Kirgan, Sadie. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1928, newspaper, March 16, 1928; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1127034/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.