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THK FAIRFIELD RKCORllKR, K\ HtFIKLD, TEXAS. JULY 1*!. 1931
THE corNTY PARES
The Fairfield Recorder
The County Paper
Entered as second class mall matter at the Posted lice at Fair) ield,
Texas, under Act ol March 6, 1879
LF.K K! HO AN r and Pul
Subscription Rates: In Texas-1 year $150; 6 mos. 75c; 3 mos. 50c.
In other Slates—1 year $2 00; 6 month* $1 00, 3 mcnths 75c. Cash m
advance. ____
Tii'o i-s of Respect, Obituaries and Cards of Thanks, 1 cent a word.
Privilege of omitting all poetry reserved by this paper.
Fund
Id, Texas, Thut -iday, duly It. 1531.
BASEBALL IN JAPAN
inifiesilng account of the en-
thusiasm for baseball which now
i x.sts in Japan is told by Harry
Kingman who has served as coaclt
BROAD GAP (IK CHARITY
IN ill' will o! tlie late Aaron Nauui
berg <>I New York large suui*
were left )o a wide range of charit-
able and educational institutions re
Meeting the broad sympathies of ilusjio; Oriental teams,
son of a Jewish rabbi, who had
amassed great wealth.
Jewish charities '
idem bored liberally -** **■. .— — • -
beigs h-' tesiauieut, but Protestant■; tidying in the United States, base
ami c.i i ol i - agitable institutions ball has gained great popularity, not
a|.u I--,,. 1U , a generous stun- only iu the cities, but in the villages
lb sides, be gavi a suhstaiitial sum *-s well.
u, tin i kegei Institute foi - ’ ■ ■ 1 11 • — amoni
groes, to Harvard Untveislty, io Hie | first schools to take up the sport,
American Museum of Natural His-
Sinee its Introduction into the
Flowery Kingdom about 40 years
■re naturally re ago, by some Japanese engineers
in Mi Naum i who had learned the game while
lory, to the Philharmonic Society,
and other worthy enterprises
Mon and non are great captains
of industry and business getting the
labit of leaving portions ot tln-ir
wealth to be used for the public
xvellul • ill- U' be'lUeSts to edueatioi
a.I, religious. scientific and charitable
at-.• - a gioup of students had trails-
la led a Spalding rub-book into Jap-
an* s« Die game's greatest impetus
•-lilted irotri the enthusiasm of
1 i ofessor Is;- Abe Of Wasedtt Uni-
\- sity, W.:, is called "the father
of Japanese baseball. ’ 1 nder his
ruei ship, teams from the Univer-
sity bav* nia-le several tours of the
institutions have been vast beyond l nited States.
computation. either in terms ol did Keen the Christian missionaries in
l;ris or in their value iu tin better- Japan cioss bats witli monks of tli"
mi nt ol social conditions. ! P.uddhist monasteries. In one such
Among all who have thus conti b- game, it is told that in the last hall
uu-d Oi their wealth to these worthy | of th* ninth inning, wiih Hie score
obji els, few have illustrat' d a finer1 1 to 1. "llis Holiness, the Abbot
ipirit ot human brotherhood than'ci the monastery, playing shoitstop,
.Amnn Naumbe.-g, a Jew. boot'd a hot grounder and allowed
tie winning run of the missionaries
HOB BURDETTE ON WORK
lyjY SON, rcmcmbei you ban to'
io trickle across the plate
work. Whether you handle th
pick or wheelbarrow or a set of
hooks, digging ditches or editing a
Dt wspuper, ringing an auction bell “*■ ,h''
or writing funny tilings, you muBt *Jave f
work. Don't be afraid of killing your • ('°*8 blocked his
self by over-working on the sunny
side of thirty. Men die sometimes,
but it is because they quit at mo-
p. m. and don't go home until two
a, m. It's the intervals that kill,
my son Tin work gives you appe-
tite lot your meals; it lends solidity
io your slumber; it gives you a per-
fect appreciation of a holiday. There
ate young men who do not work,
but tin country is uot proud of
them. It
names, it only speaks of them as
Ko-andSo’s boys. Nobody like--
them; the great busy world doesn’t
know they are here. So find out
v hat you want to be and do Take,
olf your eoa' and make dust ,n th-- 1>" President
world. Th* busier you are the less
harm you are apt to get into, the
sweeter will b< your sleep,
brighter your holidays, and th
better satisfied th* whole wot Id will
he with you.
HOT DOC VS. COLLEGE
rjKORGE J. DECK of Buffalo, N. Y
As Others See it
Eighty two ci nis. it is reported by
statistician*, will buy us much nov
as on-- dollar would a year ago. A*!
right -ion
eighty-t w >
tine!
all together, who’s got
cents Milwaukei St n-
Soniew he
is a (leap
at it right.'
ipirstion ot
someone said, "There
it fun living if you go
How true. It is all t
the right plan. Th«
man who spends tiis earnings as
he goes is not going (o get the
•nost fun out of living because In*
will come to the end of his days
a penniless dependent. The man
i. ho hoards every dollar In can an l
lives lot money alone will miss
happiness because no one evol
found anything but lonesomenesr
and lack of appreciation and friends
-n that sort of life. Somewhere be-
tween the two is the right track
and ihe man who figures it out
: gilt is going to get the most of
life. Donna News.
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The case of a r,inner West T« xas
sheriff, charged with i>os*.***sinn of
51 pints of liquor, resulted in an
acquittal iu the district court at
Tyler by an instructed verdict. In
tin same court another man
convicted and sentenced to
years in
the charge of having two pints ol
whiskey with him in a local hotel. -
Wills I’oint Chronicle.
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THAT
newspaper* g» into
every
home. ,
They carry Ihe messages of the
business men about what they have
Iu the way of service and goods
They make it possible for you to
(it al home and select what you
\ ant in the way of service or goods
of any kind.
They keep you posted »u prices
and advise you of new goods ar
rived.
Every merchant who has bargains
advertises them for your benef't.
This opportunity to save is be-
fore you. Keep posted; read the
ads and buy where the best buys
are.
The service given by the newspa-
pers is what lifts the seatiered
homes and countiy communities out
o' isolation into contact with the
world.
Newspaper ads tell you where n
get tin- best lor less.
FEW IMPEACHMENTS
QNLY eleven Federal office-holders
liav been impeached since tho
foundation of the I'nited States gov-
w,lS | v inment. Ol these three were re-
,w0 moved fiom otlice, one was expelled
the state penitentiary 0,1 1 from the Senate and another re-
signed hi* judgeship. Those iiu
peached were:
Senator William Blount of Ten-
* * • | nessee, charged with conspiracy, ex
The courts have said Albert Fall polled by the Senate iu 1797 and
must .--in liis one year prison term : impeachment dropped. He latei
Ini aco-pting a bribe while a caul-1 served as president of the Tennessee
in-t member. If Fall is guilty he state senate.
«liould be punished, but a lot of! Judge John Pickering of
I
New
of; ice
was iiooi but ambitious when
age of 18 lie determined to
college education. But hot
way.
Casting about for some means of
earning his way through college,
'Hi-k tried running a hot dog stand
..tid met success beyond his fondest
l expectations. Business was so good
that he could not take time to go
to school. Soon he opened additional
j stands, all of which prospered.
Recently he bought out six com-
petitors and now has what virtually
:.mounts to a "hot dog trust” in his
, . home city with a warehouse, a
does not even know their, •
o! j | bakery, a butcher shop, a fleet of
12 trucks and 1C hot dog stands.
His annual turnover Is more than
.-600,000 and he draws from bis
business a salary equal to that of
ot the United States
$76,000 a year.
I But it looks as if he will have
to worry along without a college de-
' gre<- Still he holds a very desirable,
people, w ho probably do not un- Hampshire, removed from
derstand such things, are asking why j for drunkenness, 1804.
If Fall is guilty of taking a bribe j Supreme Court Justice Samuel
-onieont else is not equally guilty Chase, acquitted of misconduct, 1805.
ol giving u bribe in an effort to' Judge James Peck of Missouri, ac-
(orrupt a public official? And it quitted of mistreating counsel, 1831.
Fall is to be punished for Ills ael | Judge West W. Humphreys of
by isn't the briber given the same Tennessee, removed for supporting
treatment? Palestine Herald. the secession, 1862.
« • * I President Andrew Johnson, acquit-
It is truly a creditable record for ] »*“<! on charges of high ctimes and
; ny county to have so little lawless- misdemeanor*, 1868. The vote, 3o
ness that only one day is required fmilty, 19 not guilty, was less than
tor the grand jury to meet, transact 'he two-third* necessary to convict
its business and adjourn. Such an Secretary" of War William W. Bel-
oeeurrence speaks well for those ,n j l-naP, acquitted of bribery charges,
charge of law enforcement in the 1876.
eounty as well as for the citltens I Judge Charles Swyane of Florida.
Jim Wells county is fortunate in
having so little lawlessness; and
it is to be hoped that the grand
jury's meetings will continue io be
one-day alfairs Alice Echo.
Mr. and Mis. Karl Harrison of
Waco came io Fairfield Tuesday
night to be with their mother, Mrs.
Lucretia Harrison, who was taken
seriously ill Tuesday afternoon. Her
londitlou was improved Wednes-
day.
acquitted of misconduct, 1905.
Judge Alston <;. Dayton of West
Virginia, impeached but proceedings
abandoned, 1915.
Judge George W. English of Illi-
nois, resigned under impeachment,
li‘26.
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PLAN BIG PRESS
DAY AT DALLAS
DALLAS, Julp 14 - Elaborate j
plans are hi ing made foi Press Day
ul the State Fair of Texas, which
will be observed on Saturday. Oct
10, it has been announced here by
Fred E. Johnson, chairman of ar-
rangements for the celebration. Tie-
plans have uot yet been completed,
but preliminary plans cull for tne
biggest Press Day celebration in
bistory of the newspaper industry i
in Texas.
For 30 year* it bus relieved sick and
nervous Headche. insomnia, Neural-
gia, Rheumatic, Neuritis, Sciatica
und Ladies' Menstruation Pain*:.
Aches and Pains accompanying
Colds. Reduced Fever and quUdjgd
Nerves. Valuable after Alcohol and
Tobacco Excesses.
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FOR SALE—Good Wood cook i
Slow, six eyes, reservoir. Call Mrs
Carl Williford. It
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Mrt Marcia Cox and Miss Mary j
Edwards visited In Dallas this week.
^MexIa/Texas,
Room 205
Pittman Bldg.
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Miss Carolyn Vincent returned
not dignitied title. He is known | Wednesday fiom a visit to relatives
as "the hot dog king"
niot e
Fait 1'i‘ ld has the reputation of-
b< :ng tin I.--, "st. wideawake town! \
in the r:-Stone Empire or East I «rp considered a great nuisance
t«ntral Texas Almost any travel-1 ^ farmer* anil otlu-is, it
u,g salesman will tell you tD:t».; 1 u* '*ial anJ' 01
But, what v. i want, is for < ach | " 'be* a,e
Fairfield ciiij'-n to indulge iu a
little pt-ison.il examination and do-
termini for himself Just how much j ‘n*,c'a and insects are the’greatest
Jo- •« cot.i i i( :.ting towards helping r.* ini«•« oi mankind
maintain ms reputation for Fai. - j «I‘ «»«»". d that without continued
field, i.nd he v long this rep-'talion j M'arch and ihe employment
run h- s is ;. nod on progress: vo! proved means
mov< s of tin past.
SPARE THE BIRDS
LTHOUGH some varieties of birds
isanet
is doubt-
feather- >J
destructive than
' useful.
Birds an- the natural enemies «>1
in Italy.
Tin fact two convicts di d in tip
Scientists have
re-
o! mi-
ni combatting insect
lasts they would overrun the woi'd
,■!.-! dec-troy all othei life, including
man.
The rapidity with which certain
Texas pnson system last week from I lng,.,.tB nUlUip,y „ b,.yonU the imag-
! -nation. For example, a pair of
M,m i pucerotls, a species of flea, will in
Manager Simmons has , ........ ,. lhpn 4n
over-heating is not a good recoin-
rnendaiion of the syslero as i
iner :•< sort
Issued an onli-i I Dat the convicts
be not worked over six hours a day
during hot weather. One of the
d-ad convicts is reported to be a
bank robber lrom Leon County. M
1J. Jacks.
a year produce more than
quadrillion young. One smull bird,
such as a tomtit, will destroy about
1.500 of thes< a day; a partridge
will eat 30,000 white grubs in a
year.
Various birds have their favorite
insects upon which they prey, but
Athel ivy has installed a Frlgl-
ilaire cooling system In his meat
market.
Special close out prices on all
ladies summer Hats. Peyton Bros.,
Fairfield and Teague.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Swinburn of S*
I ouis visited their parents, Mr. and
Mi J. O. Swinburn, here Iasi week.
They were accompanied home by
Mrs. Frank McDonald, who will visit,
idatives in St. Louis.
Miss Vera Grand studenl a! Hunts-
ville spent the past week-end nt
I otue.
New price on Pool's Swetpruf
Khakis, pants $2.00, shirts $1.75, at
r-eyton Bros., Fairfield and Teague.
A recent survey discloses llial 110
Vermont towns are without pliysl-
i ians.
Ik-nth* f t-ui airplan* accidents injj,n (.;li practically any insect which
IIk l.tuli d States the past week-end - crosses Iheir path,
totaled twelve Considering the few, with tlii» ever present menace
hi nuii her , s compared to the mil-|(,f insects to combat, • can hardly
have too many birds. Not only out
lions of automobiles, tile airplane
I'eu'li - it- it, appalling, und proves
that flying i* a long way* from be-
ing a safe mode of Dave!.
The Legislature met in spoctul
session Tuesday to consider b-gisla-
Don to protect the oil Industry.
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of human*- .-ientlmont, but as an
actual protection to civilization, Die
birds should be spared.
Miss Maybt II Ritter Is visiting *n
the home of her aunt, Mrs. C. C
George at Teague
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\V B. Wiley of Marlin visi'ed
Visa Mary Kirgan Wednesday and
Thursday.
Jackie Farrell of Buffalo. N. Y.,
had to be taken to a hospital in
M's Hugh Reed lias returned from ] have a (-Mencd wad of chewing
a visit to her parents In Crockett. gum removed from his ear.
STOP! LOOK 1 LISTEN! —
Evans Lake, Hill Farm and pastute
or Blum Kauri elos, d—No Hunhng.
Fish.ng or Trespassing F. E Hill.
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Charter No. 12423 Reserve District No. 11
Report of Condition of the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Ml Str. < Milan in Un- Slate oi Texas, at Ihe close of busim ss on
June 30: h, 1931.
Resources
1 Loans and discounts ............................ $ 81.057.36
4 Other bonds, slocks, and securities owned .......... 1,350.00
6. Banking House, $1,830.00 ........................... 1,830.00
s. Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank ................ 6,742.46
9. Cash and du«- from banks .......... .......... ..... 47,999 02
10. Outside checks and other cash items ................ 6.30
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TO’l'Al.......................................$138,986.14
Liabilities
1,3. Capital stock paid in ..............................$ 25,000.00
16. Surplus ................... 20,000.01
17. Undivided profits net ... ........................... 6,147.50
21. Due to banks, Including certified and cashiers'
checks outstanding ................. 1,699.5!
22. Demand deposits ................ 86,138.10
TOTAL....................................$138,985.11
State of Texas. County of Freestone, ws
1, R. C. Cole, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the abov • statement Is true to the best of luy knowledge
and belief.
R. C COLE. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of July, 1931.
T. J. CURRY,
J. P. and Ex Officio Notary Public,
Freestone Counly.
Corn*'-! Att'-sl
J. R. COOPER,
C. K HAWTHORN.
J. R COLE,
J. A. HAWTHORN.
Directors
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Prices on FRESH MEATS
Reduced!
On account of low prices of Cattle we are enabled
to make a REDUCTION in the PRICES of FRESH
MEATS and it give* us pleasure to pass these re-
duced prices on to our customer*. . . THESE PRICES
ARE FOR EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK. . .
STEAK
As Low as
15c
ROAST
As Low as
10c
Pork Sausage 2 lbs. 25c
Prices on «J1 other FRESH MEATS REDUCED in
Proportion.
WE MAKE "SPECIAL” PRICES ON ALL GROCERIES
EVERY DAY
PHONE 137 FOR FREE DELIVERY
Sanitary Grocery & Market
Horne of Fresh Meats and Quality Groceries
F. H. WATSON, Proprietor
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Sietemrnt of the Condition of
The Teague National Bank
Teague, Texas
At the Cioxe of Buineu June 30, 1931
RESOURCES
Customers’ Loans ......... $108,256.42
Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures ... 31,600.00
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank .......... 3,000.00
U. S. Bonds to Secure Circulation ....... 60,000.00
Bonds of other banks .................. ......... ........... 25,000.00
CASH Quickly Avsilohle:
Liberty Bonds and Other Securities $328,191.65
Warrants 14,816.75
Commercial Puper 10,000.00
Cash and Sight Exchange . .. 74,876.21—$427,883.61
$655,640.03
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
$ 60,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits
44,467.10
Reserve for Taxes _____ _____
.......... 2,500.00
Reserve for Contingencies
Circulation
4,000 00
60,000.00
BILLS PAYABLE
NONE
Bonds of Other Bunks ......
25,000.00
Deposits
150 672 87
$655,040.03
The above statement is correct:
J. E. WOODS, President.
McNEiLL DRUM WRIGHT, C»»hi*r.
CONSTANT GROWTH IS PROOF OF GOOD SERVICE
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