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Kaufman County
Booster Edition
The Forney Messenger
THE FORNEY MESS ENGEK ESTABLISHED 1891; THE FORNEY NEWS-MESSENGER 1918; CONSOLIDATED 1919.
The Third
Suction
Third Annual Special Edition
October 1925
Booster Edition
Lions Club Is Leading Civic Organization
Has Been Leader In City
Progress Since Its In-
ception Here.
ORGANIZED ONLY A FEW MONTHS
Local Club A Part of Big
International Body of
of Same Nature.
Most every town has some active civic organization to which
it owes it progress and development. In Forney the work of this
nature is falling upon the young shoulders of the Lions Club,
which, since its inception, has been the outstanding feature in the
civic life of the community.
By Elsie Marie Stark
Working in conjunction with tht
other civic and city organizations, the
Lions Club is a worthy chapter in
any city and as soon as there is ?
Lions Club, the city in which it ex-
ists begins to boom and to show ad-
ditional signs of civic pride and ex-
pansion. Parks, playgrounds, addi-
tional school grounds equipment,
successfully, took up the practice at
Miama, Roberta county, Texas. While
at Miama, he was elected County At-
torney of Roberts County, but re-
signed to come here. He is also pres-
ident of the School Board as well as
of the Lions Club. Mr. Barnes is
known and respected as being behind
every progressive movement that the
citizens inaugurate.
N. A. Haynes, vice-president of the
past seventeen years, having learned
it from the beginning up. He is vice-
president and general manager of the
Water & Ice Company, a member of
the Lions Club and a member of the
Knights Templar and of the Royal
Arch Chapter of the Masonic Lodge.
O. W. Reagin, member of the Lions
Club, is vice-president of the Forney
State Bank, and has been for the
past ten years. He is a charter mem-
ber of the Club and is a member of
the Masonic Lodge.
A resident of Forney since 1883.
when he first entered the world, J.
M. Davis, wee-president and cashier
of the Farmers’ National Bank, has
seen the city grow in prosperity and
has been a big factor in this growth.
Ho is a member of the Lions Club
in which organization he is very ac-
tive —especially at the Wednesday
luncheons, as he cheerfully admits.
He is also a 32 degree Mason and a
member of the local Masonic lodge.
Mr. Davis was graduated from A. &
M. College in June 1903, since which
time he has been actively engaged in
business- in Forney.
Fred M. Lewis, another enthusi-
astic Lion has been one of the prom-
inent citizens of Forney ever since he
reached the age of manhood. He is
the son of Col. J. M. Lewis, one of
the pioneer citizens of this section.
Mr. Lewis was graduated from the
law school of Cumberland University
THE LIONS’ CLUB CREED
AND WHAT IT STANDS FOR
L—Loyalty to country, community
and home.
I—Individual integrity in thought,
word and deed.
O—Our flag, our language.
N—New ideals, new hopes, new am-
bitions in business and pro-
fession.
S—Sea-vice that is founded on the
Golden Rule.
OUR SLOGAN
L—IBERTY
I—INTELLIGENCE
O—OUR
N—NATION’S
S—SAFETY
cana. He has been in business in a
number of Texas towns, coming to
Forney from Whitewright, Besides
being a Lion, he is a Mason and K.
of P.
E. M. Riggs came to Forney thirty-
six years ago with his parents from
rt"Le“banom^Tenm'but has never been
actively engaged in practice. For a
money for worthy activities which    , .    ...
otherwise would fell through, etc. Lions Club, „ cue of the pioneer c,ti-
the things    of which the    ,h'
when the city was but a boggy mud-
hole where it took four mules hitched
to the front wheels of a wagon to
get to a destination—if it could be
done at all.
When asked the population of For-
are
Lions Club may be found invariably.
The object of the Lions Club as an
international, a national and a local
proposition, is:    First, to promote;
the theory and practice of good gov- j
emment and good citizenship; sec-,
ond, to take an active interest in the neV when he came here in 1884. he
civic, commercial and moral welfare
of the community; third, to unit*
the members in the bonds of friend-
thip, good fellowship and mutual un-
derstanding; fourth, to provide a fo-
rum for the (full and free discussion
of all matters of public interest, par-
tisan politics and sectarian religion
alone excepted; sixth, to encourage
efficiency and promote high eth’cal
standards in business and profes-
sions ; provided that no club shall
hold out as pne of its objects finan-
cial benefits to its members.
Forney Lions Club was organized
at the instance of W. D. Adams, Dr.
D. H. Hudgins, W. H. Barnes and
N. A. Haynes, on April 14, 1925. At
the first luncheon of the club some
forty men of the city attended and
said, “Well; I don’t know exactly, but
if I had thought about it, I could
have counted them most any time I
came to town. I should say there
were about 800 then. Now, I believe
there is an estimated population of
some 1,800. When I came here, there
were no brick buildings, no churches,
and no school houses. There was no
water except well water.”
Mr. Haynes is very prominent in
the city’s activities and offices, being
mayor of the city and one of the
substantial business men, belonging
to the firm of Haynes & Boles.
C. C. Jordan, who holds the exalted
position of Tail Twister of the organ-
ization, is cashier of the City Nation-
al Bank, and has held that position
for eleven years. He served at ona
the organization was completed some time in the capacity of city alderman
time later. Officers elected at that
time were: President, W. H. Barnes;
vice-president, N. A. Haynes; secre-
tary-treasurer, B. B. Hulsey; Lion
Tamer, M. B. Brooks and Tail Twister,
C. C. Jordan.
Ever since its inception, the Lions
Club of Forney has received hearty
support from the citizenship at large
and in turn has showed its apprecia-
tion. The services to the community
which have thus far been accomplish-
ed are the placing of road signs all
along the roads leading into Forney,
the installation of General Clean-up
day over the city; and it went on
record Septeber 15, when it tendered
a banquet to the ladies and teachers,
as being behind the school board in
all its projects. Plans are on foot to
get the Dixie Overland Highway to
come through Forney and to co-oper-
ate with the city for the securing of
a city park and a tourists’ park.
W. H. Barnes, president of the
Lions Club, is one of the prominent
professional men of the city, being
engaged in the practice at law. He
came to Forney four years ago from
Wood county. Previous to that date,
he had been a Legislator from Wood
county for one term, in 1918; having
studied Law at the University of
Texas, while being in the Legisla-
ture. He did not run (or re-election,
but took the stata bar examination
to practice lew, and having passed
for dour years. He is also n Mason,
having reached the Council in the
local lodge.
B. B. Hulsey, secretary-treasurer
of the Lions Club, was born in La
donia, Texas, in 1890, where he re
ceived his elementary education. He
was graduated from the Ladonia high
school in 1907, going thence to T. C.
U. where he received the Bachelor of “    .
SOU FI
Arts degree in 1911. During 1911 he
was local manager of the cotton mill
at Cuero, Texas, coming from that
position in 1916 to Forney to take up
the duties of assistant manager of
the oil mill here. Since 1920 Mr.
Hulsey has been manager and secre-
tary of the cotton oil mill. He is
also a director of the Fanners’ Nat-
ional Bank and director and secretary
of the Ice & Water Company. Mr. Hul-
sey is known and revered in Forney
for his civic activities and his mag-
netic personality.
A. A. Hinton, manager of the
Forney Water & Ice Company has
been here since 1917, during which
time he has become well known and
a precedent in Forney for his business
acumen and integrity. Of the time of
his residence in Forney, eighteen
months was spent in the U. 8. Navy,
during the World War.
There ie no doubt about the fact
that Mr. Hinton knows the water and
ice business thoroughly aa he haa
been in this kind of activity for the
number of years he maintained an
insurance agency, /selling out last
year to go with the national organ-
ization of the Boy Scouts of America,
with which organization he has been
prominently identified for some time.
He organized the local troop of scouts
and served as their scout master a
number of years.
Mr. Lewis is a member of the
Kappa Signa Fraternity, with which
organization r.e has maintiined a
close affiliation since his college*
days. He is married and the father
five children.
Living in Forney for more than
forty years, E. E. Reagin is one of
the old timers who keeps awake to
new business methods and has further
demonstrated this fact by being one
of the most enthusiastic members of
the Forney Lions Club. Mr. Reagin
is in the grocery business, being in
this occupation for the past eighteen
years.
Clifford L. Duke was born in For-
ney in 1892 and received his early
training in the public schools here.
He was graduated from the Forney
high school, and later attended Texas
Christian University. He has been
been in business here for about fif-
teen years, being head of the Forney
Hay Company. He has served as
mayor of Forney for several years.
It is interesting to know that his
father was the first mayor of Forney.
He is a director of the City National
Bank. In 1920 he was married to
Miss Maurine Haley, and the couple
have one son, Clixord, Jr.
W. L. Rohde, another charter mem-
ber of the Lions Club, came to For-
ney in 1924, when he assumed the
editorship of the Forney Messenger.
Ho was born in Dallas, attended the
University of Texas and was grad-
uated from the University of Mis-
He did correspondence work
for a number of Texas papers and was
connected with two of the smaller
dailies in Missouri before taking up
his present work.
Some four years ago the people of
Forney found a stranger within their
gates, but soon the warm smile and
hearty greeting of the stranger who
came in a very short time to be reck-
oned as one of Forney’s most pop-
ular merchants. He is Pat Zarafooe-
tfs, more familiarly known aa Pat,
the proprietor of PrFs Sweet Shop,
located in the postoffice lobby.
Mr. Zarafonetis was bom in Old
Sparta. Hia parents came to Bonham,
Texas when he waa three years old.
He made two voyages back to his
home before he settled down. The
next home of the family was at Cor-
sicana where he received hia early
education in the public schools there.
Later he attended the Tyler Com-
mercial College.
In 1917 Mr. Zarafonetia waa mar-
ried to Miss Ruth Roberta of Corsi-
He attended the local schools, work-
ing in the merchantile establishments
of the city and dreaming of the posi-
tion in the business world that he
has since attained. In 1909 he es-
tablished himself in the furniture
and undertaking business. He is now
he owner of two modern stores, one
carrying a complete line of hardware
and the other devoted to furniture
He holds membership in several fra-
ternul orders and is one of Forney’s
leading citizens.
Another prominent member of the
easee. after which studied at Texaa
Christian University. After hia grad-
uation from college he went to Iowa,
where he spent twenty years in evan-
gelistic work. Before coming to For-
ney he served aa minister of the
churhc in Blytheville, Arkansas, where
he served two years at the First
Church.
Dr. W. M. Bailey was born at
Canton, Texas, April 30. 1880. His
education was received in the public
achools of Canton, the high school at
Wills Point and the East Texas State
Normal Solkge of Commerce. He
attended the Southern Methodist Uni-
versity, medical department, and was
graduated from the Baylor Univer-
sity Medical school in 1916. He be-
gan his work as a physician at Chis-
holm and came to Forney in 1920.
He has been connected with the For-
ney ranitarium since his arrival here.
He is a member of a number of fra-
ternal societies.
Arthur Campbell, junior member
of the firm of Campbell Brothers, was
born in Bay City, Michigan, and was
reared in Detroit, where he received
most of his education. He has lived
in Texas for the past fourteen years.
Four years ago he came to Forney
and since coming here he has built
up a remarkable business and made
a honet of loyal friends. He is a
member of the Lions Club and is
much interested in the welfare of the
town.
C. W. Boone was born at Humbolt,
Tenn., and received his early educa-
tion there. Twenty-five yeas ago he
came to Texas and went into busi-
ness at Chisholm. After four years
at the latter place he moved to Ter-
rell where he became connected with
the Conway-McCord Company. In
1911 Mr. Boone came to Forney as
manager of the W. C. McCord Com-
pany and is one of the most prominent
cotton buyers in Kaufman county.
He has established a record for buy-
ing about 60 per cent of the cotton
sold in the Forney section. He is a
real booster of Forney and his acti-
vities include membership on the city
council and the school board. He is
one of the charter members of the
Lions Club.
J. C. Griffin is one of the natives
of Forney who have ulways been iden-
tified with her progress. He received
his education in the public school of
Forney and in the Lewis Academy.
Tn 1909 he was married to Miss Kate
Linn of Forney. Mr. and Mrs. Grif-
fin have three children, Frances,
Linn and James. Until recently he
was in hardware business but is now
devoting most of his time to looking
after his farms. He rs a member
of the I. O. O. F., Masonic Ladge,
Knight Templers, Hella Temple ami
the Shrine. f
H. W. Campbell, senior member of
the firm of Campbell Brothers Motor
Company, came to Forney in 1922
(Continued to page 4)
LIONISM STANDS PRIMARLY
FOR CIVIC BETTERMENT
Contrary to the idea of many peo-
ple, perhaps, the Lions Club is an
international organization compris-
ing membership in the United States
and Canada. It is not a fraternal
local den of Lions is Dr. D. H. Hud- organization or a political one, but
gins who has been prominently iden-
tified with the medical profession of
one devoted to the civic welfare of
the city in which it exists, and meets
Forney since 1899, when he was gra<l- j a luncheon club each Wednesday
uated from the Medical College of
Memphis, Ttnn. He was born in
Jackson county, Alabama, and moved
to Crandall in 1880. He is secretary
of the Kaufman County Medical So-
ciety and is identified as one of the
leading physicians of this part of
the state. He is the father of two
children, Jack and Mis* Inez.
The Rev. C. E. Chambers, pastor
of the First Christian Church, was
born in Woodville, Miss. Aside from
his high school education, he attend-
ed Johnson’s Bible College in Tenn-
of the month.
The International Association first
began its meetings in 1916, since
which time it has met annually with
delegates from all chapters over the
two nations.
Presiding over the organization at
large are the officers, directors, the
board of governors and the district
governors; there being thirty-eight
districts, with locat chapters within
the jurisdiction of their governors.
Quoting from the the Official Di-
rectory of the organization, we find
that:    “Lions Clubs are non-political,
non-soctarian organizations composed
of representative business and pro-
fessional men who feel an interest in
the welfare and progress of their
city and community.
“Lionism promotes the principles of
good government annd good citizen-
ship.
“Lionism takes an active part in
the civic, commercial, social and mor-
al welfare of the community.
“Lionism unites its members in the
bonds of friendship, good fellowship
and mutual understanding.
“Lionism is designed to further
education, enlarge social and civic
opportunities, support the laws, di-
rect public counsels and in every way
make the lives of men better and
happier.
“Lionism grow* through loyally
and co-operation.
Reading left to right. Bottom row; The Rev. G W. Dennis, N. A. Haynes, W. H. Barnes. H. B. Hulsey, Pat
Zarafonetia Dr, W. M. Bailey, George Jordan. Second row; Dr. E. H. Hudgina, W. L. Rohde, Walter Adams.
G M. Gwin, Tom Harris, M. B. Brooks, John Griffin, D. r. N. B. Shanda. Third row: A. A. Hinton. E. M. Riggs.
F. J. Bates, J. M. Davis, Jr„ Fred Lewie, W. E. Jones, Henry Campbell, Art Campbell, Clifford Duke, the Rev.
Daniel Griodcr and E. E. Reagin.