The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1955 Page: 24 of 26
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PAGE EIGHT—THK FAIRFIELD RECORDER, FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY. TEXAS, THURSDAY, DEC. 'X 1955
LOOKING
AHEAD
by Dr George S Benson
OttKTOt - NATIONAL
f DUC AT ION PROGRAM
THK GHKATEHT TKI’TH
The poet said. Truth crushed
to earth shall rise again!” Man-
kind has seen this happen
through the ages. One of the
fatal weaknesses of man is that
he frequently compromises his
knowledge of truth for selfish
reasons—and yet no man has
ever gained by so doing. The
great quest of the institution
of education is for Truth. The
primary responsibility is that
of teaching it. As the intelli-
gence of man has advanced and
spread through education, basic
truths have emerged; the fore-
most of these truths are:
"I am Alpha and Omega, the
iteginning and the end, the first
and the last.” (Rev. 22:13)
There are three that bear
record in heaven, the Father,
the Word and the Holy Ghost;
and these three are one.” (1
John 5:7)
“Joseph, son of David, do not
fear to take Mary your wife, for
that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit; she will
bear a son, and you shall call
his name Jesus, for he will save
his people from their sins.”
(Matthew 1)
Son of God
"When Joseph woke from
sleep, he did aos the angel of
the Lord commanded him; he
took his wife, but knew her not
until she had born a son; and
he called his name Jesus.” (Mat-
thew 1:24-25)
“And lo, the star which they
had seen in the East went be-
fore them (the Wise Men), till
it came to rest over the place
where the child was. When they
saw the star, they rejoiced ex-
ceedingly with great joy; and
going into the house they saw
the child with Mary his mother
and they fell down and worship-
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ped him.” (Matthew 2:9-11)
“For God so loved the world
that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth
In him should not perish but
have everlasting life.” (John
3:10.)
His Words
"If you continue in my word
(Jesus said' you are truly my
disciples and you will know the
truth and the truth will make
you free.” (John 8:31-32.)
“Truly, truly, l say to you,
one of you will betray me.”
(John 13:21)
"When Jesus had spoken
these words, he lifted up his
eyes to heaven and said, “Father
the hour has come; glorify thy
Son that thy Son may glorify
thee, since thou hast given him
power over all flesh, to give
eternal life to all whom thou
hast given him. And this is
eternal life, that they know thee
the only true God, and Jesus
Christ whom thou hast sent. I
glorified thee on earth, having
accomplished the work which
thou gavest me to do; and now,
Father, glorify thou me in thy
own presence with the glory
which I had with thee before
the world was made.” (John
17:1-5)
Life Everlasting
“Then Jesus, knowing all that
was to befall him, came forward
and said to them, ‘Whom do
you seek?’ They answered him,
‘Jesus of Nazareth.’ Jesus said to
them, ‘I am he.’ ” (John 18:4,5)
"Pilate said to them. “Take
him yourself and crucify him.
for I find no crime in him.’ ",
(John 19:6)
“So they took Jesus and He
went out, bearing His own
cross . . . There they crucified
Him . . .” (John 19:17, 18)
“They took the body of
Jesus and bound it In linen
cloths ... as the tomb was
close at hand, they laid Jesus
there.” (John 19:40,42)
“Now on the first day of the
week Mary Magdalene came to
the tomb early . . . and saw
that the stone had been taken
away from the tomb.” (John
20:1)
“While they beheld, He was
taken up; and a cloud received
him out of their sight.” (Acts
1:9)
“Now when they heard this,
they were pricked in their
heart, and said unto Peter and
to the rest of the apostles. Men
and brethren, what shall we
do? Then Peter said unto them,
Repent and be baptized every-
one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins
and ye shall receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost For the promise
is unto you, and to your child-
ren, and to all that are afar off
. . (Acts 2:37-39)
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Around Town—
(Continued from Page 1)
Mrs. Edgar Terry, Dec. 28 . . .
Sallie Rose Bonner, Dec. 29 .
Rev. Harold Small, Jr., Dec. 29
Mrs. T. R. (Laura) Bonner,
Dec. 30 . . . Suel Hill, Dec. 30 . . .
Joan Hill, Dec. 31 . . . Marc
Await, Dec. 31. Hugh Harris, his
grandfather, Dec. 31 also. Con-
gratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Lott on their wedding an-
niversary, Dec. 28 . . . Mr. and
Mrs. Louie Chappell, Dec. 29 . . .
And Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Robert-
son, Jr., Dec. 31.
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HI DELI N KB . . . Martha Rob-
ertson registered her guess at
the number of grains of corn
the turkey would eat in three
minutes al McDonald Lumber
Go. Saturday. She guessed
within four grains und would
have tv on the turkey had she
remained to eluini it. Second,
and recipient of the 27 pound
turkey was Winfree Thompson
of Houstou.
Enjoyed a brief visit with
Mrs. K. .1. Gilbert of Houston
Saturday who was home for
the weekend, and plans to re-
turn for Christmas. She was
telling me about their new,
hriek home under construction
at the corner of Ixtve and
Young Streets. Hounds awfully
nice.
Mrs. Mims (Catherine)
Wood so thrilled over her
wonderful Christmas gift from
her son, Kill, who is in Ger-
many—it complete set of
Bavarian China and not one
piece was broken in shipping.
Strange . . . Reported: Mar-
vin Harris, the barber, borrow-
ing tools from Carter Wills,
the butcher.
Thought Frcida Folk had a
dislocation of the left arm
Monday hut soon discovered
the odd position was acquired
to show off a new wrist watch,
Christmas gift front a gentle-
man friend. Very pretty.
A three year old little girl
of Buffalo was brought to the
hospital to see her cousin,
James Dalton Stanton, Jr.,
new arrival last week, and af-
ter looking him over suggested
that "We leave him ’til he’s
finished.”
Mayor I. W. Thornton still
trying to figure out Tuesday
why his wife, Myrnis, met the
train in Teague Monday night
(expecting him to return from
a weekend trip to Stanton)
when he had a round trip
ticket by bus. Of course her
story differed.
M-Sgt. Grayson Anderson,
wife and children, Grayson III,
Bonnie and Mary Ann, return-
ed Friday front nearly two
years In the Philippines where
he was stationed with the
U. H. Air Force, radar division.
We visited with him briefly.
He said one of the highlights
of their stay there was their
visit, just I Hi fore departure for
the States, with President und
First Lady Magsaysay at
Malacanung Palace in Manilla,
who were very gracious and
hospitable and posed for pic-
tures to be made with them.
They will be het p through
Christmas after nhlch they
w ill visit Mr*. Anderson’s par-
ents in Sherman and report
at Keesler AFB, Miss.
Some visitors, here or ex-
pected, are Miss Sue Thornton
of Tallequah, Okla., and Mr.
and Mrs. Turk Thornton and
Mary Sue of Muskogee, Okla.,
in the Carder Thornton home
in Stewards Mill . . . The Don
Webbs and Vernon Camps of
Galveston in the home of the
W. K. Bonners . . . Mr. and
Jits, George Ford, Beth und
Bobby of Portsmouth, Va., to
arrive Friday to visit Mrs.
John Hill and the J. A. Hills
. . . Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Cal-
houn, Jr., of Pasadena, to visit
the I. W. Thorntons here, and
in Teague . . . Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Fogleman of Austin to
visit the L. E. Tices . . . Mr.
and Mrs. Gcpe Wilson of Aus-
tin to visit the F. E. Woods in
Teague, and relatives here . . .
The Edward Mercers to spend
Christmas in Fentress and
Yoakum.
Also Mrs. John Compton of
New Mexico who came by
plane to spend the holidays
with her daughter, Mrs. lJunie
Owens, and the Jack Robin-
sons . . . The H. N. Hopkins
of Silsbee expected at “Liberty
Hail.” The Ton (Reasons of
Houston to visit briefly Thurs-
day enroute to Evansville,
Ind., for Christmas. Joyce, the
yonngest Gleason who suffer-
ed serious burns two weeks
ago is much Improved. The
Hulen Kirgaax of Mexia, the
George Stubbs and the R. Q.
Sims of Wortham also expect-
ed by Mrs. Is C. Hiegan dur-
ing the holidays .. . The editor
and I will go to Livingston to
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Leaves from the Pages of Memory
The Holiday Season years ago was narked by three
events.
An evening at the Fairfield Female College heralded
the approaching season. This was always the night before
classes were dismissed. Families from Fairfield and the
nearby plantations would gather for an evening of music
and drama. One bit of drama recalled Is the scene of Minnie
HaHa and Hiawatha, played by Minnie Bradley and Zack
Anderson.
The Community Christmas tree? This was usually held
in the Methodist Church as it is our oldest church, having
its dedication service dated to September 1876. There would
be a sacred program, the singing of carols and the telling
of the Christmas Story by a member of the community.
The gayest event of the Holidays was the New Year’s
Er<g Ball. The Court House with the wide expanse of
the court room was the setting of this much talked about
and anxiously awaited occasion. The girls wepn bountifully
gowned, with many petticoats and almost as many
chaperones.
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spend Christmas with grand-
son Lee, and parents.
We deeply appreciate the
nice notes from many sub-
scribers sent In with renewal*,
greetings from Fairfield men
and families in the U. S. mili-
tary service, the box of delic-
ious goodies from Molly Baker,
the verbal and written Christ-
mas wishes.
Surveys made last summer
and fall show that almost 9
In the spirit of
Christmas
We send our
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SAM AND HARRY
million acres of Northwest Tex-
as rangelands are carrying
from 14 to 100 grasshoppers per
square yard. Counties in the
central part of the state from
the Red River to Gonzales and
Guadalupe are also potential
danger spots in 1956. Livestock
producers and farmers are urg-
ed to watch the situation and be
ready If an all-out control pro-
gram is needed.
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Kirgan, Joe Lee. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1955, newspaper, December 22, 1955; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106660/m1/24/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.