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THE COUNTY PAPER—Established 1876
FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1929
NUMBER 2
SCOUT EXECUTIVE IS
HOME FROM MEETING
(/Arthur Brisbane
All About Strange Man
He Cures and Kills
8*00,000,OCD Too Much
Aiming at Ford
Mao Is s strange animal. David
Bernstein, Brooklyn tailor, deliberate-
ly killed a man against whom he held
<■>• grudge, pushing him off an elevated
railroad pistfortu In Brooklyn. No
one su w him. Us confessed to the
police.
liisune, probably.
The lawmaking machinery of New
York decided to kill Frank 1’lala In
the electric chair. Acute appendicitis
threatened the electric chair program.
A good surgeon, hired at public ex-
peuae. tvalored I’iala to the death
hou»<- "Out of kindness” he is al-
lowed to pluy cards with his partner
in crime, Michnel Sdafonl, a wall sep-
arating them.
Hi range uses of science, killing men
by electricity, saving their lives by
surgery that (he electricity may kill
them, treating them kindly while
waiting for the chair.
A cat does no worse with Its mouse.
Eurth's 1,800,000,000 people are not
QUITS CIVILIZED YET.
Further details concerning the mas-
sacre of 3,000 Mohammedans by Chi-
nese in Kansu province show that the
human race has still some distance to
travel.
Of late Mohammedans had been
murdering Chinese. Then came fam-
ine, most desperate, among the Mo-
hammedans, who were Invited by
Chinese officials to come to Taochow
for a conference, with promises of
roasted barley.
When they came, men from fifteen
to fifty were separated from the wom-
en, taken outside the walls and “3,000
of them butchered like sheep.” When
they saw that they were to be kilied
the Mohammedans asked no mercy.
After the famine the Mohammedans
will doubtless murder ten or twenty
Chinese for each Mohammedan killed
In the massacre-
So it goes among human beings,
most cruel and blood-thirsty of all ani-
mals.
Scout Executive H. F. Donnelley
of the Limestone-Freestone Council,
has returned from the regional con-
ference school Ht Cloudcroft, N. M.
The conference included all ex-
ecutives from Texas, Oklahoma and
New Mexico and was lead by J. P.
Fitch, regional executive of Dallas.
Assisting him were the following in-
structors from the national council
offices in New York City: Ray O.
Wyland, director of education and
religious activities; Fred C. Mills, as-
sistant director of camping and ex-
pert on life saving and swimming in-
struction; Stanley A. Harris, special
national executive and director of
inter-racial activities; Thos. J. Keane
director of seascouting; E. A. Stowell
director of personnel, and Leo M.
Sandefur, member of the staff of
Boy’s Life, the official Boy Scout
Magazine.
The conference consisted largely
of lectures and committee investiga-
tions of methods and programs. Ob-
jectives were set for the coming
year and plans laid for a greater ex-
tension of Scouting into the rural
districts and for intensifying the pro-
gram in troops already organized.
Executive Donnelley served as as-
sistant secretary of the conference
co-operating with W. E. Crozier of
Dallas in taking notes during the
various sessions from which com-
plete outlines of the conference
will be made and furnished to each
man in attendance.
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COUNTY SCHOOLS
SOON TO BE OPENED
BOGAN C. WINN
DIES AT
NEW HOPE
FAIRFIELD MEN ARE
MEMBERS OF TOUR
A car oorupie by Billie Wilson
and Alden Rogers collided Saurday
night with a car driven by Roosevelt
tarter alias Jake Huberts, a negro
living at Street man. The accident oc-
curred near the ball park north of
Teague, H L. Seeley, Jr,, and an
other hoy drow- up, and the negro
fled M ll.son pursued him and caught
him, both falling through a wire
fence. The negro shot at Wilson
und thin knocked him unconscious
supposedly with a pistol The negro
II el, 1,1* il al the oilier buy - conill.g
] up. und fled When tl.e boys lofi
I to curry W Ison to a hoapital h re
lu n» o and icured the car. Ik- vu
•VToned ili next morning b\ Lulu
I Mu berry, and In examining it'ai
; wits hi M hare Wednesday before
Justice l.ott who boned him ->vor to
| the giana jury. Bond on u uuIt to
! murder was plm *"l mi *..110 .irgia' ii
<‘d a-sault $300, and cariyu , a pistol
$300.
The boys allege the negro ran into
then.
i h wi ,-k hung.', openings of
d* over the county. The larger
> havi all opened, but dates
caller i-. hi ol . are being delayed
1 't pn I ng i» [>a#t. Teach-
era of the c<
in on i*.
1 r<e»tonc t
ounty
*r« follow*;
Mt Zion-
M is El
Mis- Vivian
Terry
Turlintf-t on
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Mis- Mary
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Dew 1.
E. Peev
Nestor, Mri
- Felix
for 1339-1030,
Clara l’almour,
y. Miss Marie
Compton and
John Moody,
n. Ml,-vo Nina Keys.
I1'■< ' y, M iss Zella
y Lee Jones.
Lillian Meriott,
Bogan C. Winn, 50 years old, died
a his home at New Hope Sunday
moring, after an illness of many
months. Burial took place at the An-
tioch Cemetery, Monday morning at
11 o’clock, the Rev. H. L. Kissack
officiating. Many friends from over
the county attended the funeral. Jj. M. Parker and J. K. B. Cain.
Mr. Winn had lived in Freestone' The speaker at the luncheon was
PRESIDENT’S DAY IS
OBSERVEO BY CLUB
Members of the Bi-Stone Jersey
tour were in Mexiu Thursday at noon
for a luncheon as guests of the
Mexia Chamber of CoflUMfMI and Th. History ( Jut . .
the Rotary Club. Those from Fair- Kor Thursday afu rr, o, Sept
field who were present at. the uffairLlth a “Pres.dent’s Dai am
were: W. F. Richardson, L. J. Davis, Tht, gnc.etinfr
a pel Mr.
Adolph
. N. E. Thorne.
Baker, Miss
Oran.
Freest
"e 1 O Petty, Miss
Mis- Velma Ivy, Miss Alta
But lei
T rahin
Mis* Rulh Robinson.
Mi - Is-.stia Whitaker.
Miss \ i-ra Gilpin.
W. M.
S. ENTERTAINED
BY MRS. T. J.
HALL
The senate approves, 40 to. 81, the
amendments to the tariff bill forbid-
ding “Americans with factories abroad
to send foreign made articles Into this
country under an American trade-
mark." Formerly goods manufac-
tured abroad and entered with an
American trade-mark could be brought
In with the consent of the trade mark
The idea Is said to be aimed at
Ilenry Ford’s tractor factory in Ire
land, according to Senator Reed, and
that Is “a movement to transfer
Amerlcun-owned factories abroad to
lower labor costs."
Henry Ford may easily manufacture
hla tractors in America. He did that
before, until he needed the Dearborn
tractor factory for his new car.
For th$ information of the tractor
Industry, It may be mentioned that
Pcnry Ford before long will produce
a new kind of tractor, made here In
America.
Senator Borah sags that President
Hoover “must go through to the end
and assume responsibility tor the
tariff.” That new view of the Presi-
dent’s duty Interests Mr. Hoover and
the people.
Mrs. T. J. was hostess to an in-
teresting and entertaining meeting
of the Missionary Society Tuesday
afternoon at her home. The study
book, “Women and the Kingdom”
was reviewed during he afternoon.
Mrs. Hall, president, called the
meeting to order, and played a med-
ley of hymns on the victrola. The
Rev. I. O. Dent readSeriptures, and
lead in prayer. Minutes were read
and the roll was called, each mem-
ber responding with a Scripture
verse.
Mrs. Bryan Daniel, superintendent
of mission study was in charge of
the lesson, and others taking part
were: Mrs. T. P. Lindley, Mrs. E. F.
Glazener, Mrs. P. O. French and Mrs.
Ora Tate.
At the conclusion of the lesson
a salad course consisting of chicken
salad on lettuce leaves, crackers,
potato chips, pickles, iced tea and
mint was served to a large number
of members and guests.
Out of town guests were Mrs.
Dowen Johnson and Miss Myrtle
Ward of Houston.
County for many years and was well
known by the people of this section.
He is survived by his wife, and five
children who are as follows: Mrs.
Dan Haddick of New Hope, Mrs.
Alvin Evans of Cotton Gin, Lester
Winn of Mexia, and Norma B. and
Acie Lee Winn.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bonner and
J. H. Bonner visited in Corsicana
Tuesday.
Roger Davis, Agricultural director of
the East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce, who spoke on “The Success of
Dairy Farming in East Texas.”
The trur began in Teague at 9 a.
m. Thursday, and included a day’s
inspection of the dairy farms in the
Bi-Stone empire. A barbecue was
planned for the members of the tour
at Groesbeck under the auspices of
the Chamber of Commerce of that
city.
4-H CLUB BOY
HAS BIG YEIL.D OF CORN
MT. ZION CHILDREN TO
GIVE P.-T. A. PROGRAM
OIL ACTIVITIES
QUIET THIS WEEK
The old Idea was that congress
should write th* laws, the President
approve or veto them, tho Supreme
court Interpret them.
Mr. Muaaollnl would agree with
Senator Borah's suggestion.
French scientists at La Rochelle
eay the sun fish Is, Intellectually, tb*
ine<d. stupid of all animals. Its eye Is
f inches In diameter, Its brain inaaa
u . only two-thirds of an Inch In di
auietor. And the fish weighs (MS
pounds.
A full brother of that suafifb Is
the American pacifist, who believes
that this country can mske Itself e«te
and help the cause of peace hy re-
maining unarmed.
Ask the fat run fish what happens
when a thin, hungry shark comas
along. This country fs a very fat gold*
flab.
Uncle Bam collected from his neph-
ews this year $200,000,000 more than
Sale—The Ladies Auxiliary of the
First Baptist Church will sell stamp-
ed goods to embroidery at the
ladies rest room Saturday afternoon,
Oct. 6.—Mrs. John HIM. Reporter.
No special oil news this week.
Practically no leasing going on in
the county except a few leases south-
west of Teague.
No announcement, so far as we
can learn, has been made as to when
the plug will bo drilled in the Luna
well.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hamilton of
Teague were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Kirgan here Friday
evening.
Mrs. T. R. Donaldson is visiting
her sisters in Palestine this week.
Madisonville, Tex., Sept. 3.—Wood-
row' Magncss, local 4-H club boy has
produced five times as much corn to
the acre as his dad. We flat broke
the land early, disked it to improve
tilth, fertilized with 100 pounds of
a 9-6-3 mixture, and side dressed
with 100 pounds nitrate of soda.
In spite of having to plant &
The Parent-Teacher Association of
the Mt. Zion School will have an im-
portant business meeting Thursday
afternoon October, 10. at 3 o’clock
at the church. At this time the
school children under the direction
of their teachers, Misses Elizabeth
Watson and Vivian Terry, will
opened wit#i the
Lord’s Prayer, roll call tan n
and the constitution and by Iuw ■ 1
the club were read. The president
Mrs. C. N. Williford, presided.
The program for Thursday uftei
noon October 8, is on “The Typog
raphy of Texus,” and the following !
have purl.- on the program: Mra. T.
J. Hall, Mrs. T. A. Mellvaen, Mra.
T. P. Lindley, Mrs. F. B. Peyton, and
Mi.vi Mattie Powell.
t'l diu E. J.
< 'hru'ti
Luiki Lrroy
Lmmoni
, ii uncock.
K. lit 1*4 Mr-
J. c.
| Roy M ilburn.
Post Oak Mi
Hi Cira< <
Ward Prairie
K. R.
Miss Lee
Richardson,
Henderson,
Williamson,
Jewell White, Min* Veo Ander-
COUNCIL MEETING OF
LEAGUE IS HELD I , y „
second time and the nhaving half of i l)r<-‘s<!nt a varied program.
it drowned out he gatherc 25 bushels
of good heavy corn to the acre
while his father produced only five
bushels per acre on his 10-acre field.
SLOCUM WINS FIRST
PRIZE AT PALACE
At the meeting Wednesday after-
noon money was voted to buy swings
for the schoolground, and plans we ?
made for the children to raise money
to buy a slide. A child welfare book
ha,-: been si lected for study during
the yeur. All those interested are in-
vited to he present ThuisHay.
The regular fonthly Council
meeting of the Fairfield Senior Ep-
worth League was heid ut the home
of Miss Mary Vernon Huekuby,
Thursday night, September, 20.
Six members of the Council were
present.
A finance Committee was ap-
pointed and plans discussed for or-
ganising a Hand-Book study class
and a Textworthian Club. These
are tho only two points in Marlin
District Banner Standard that The
Fairfield League has not complied
with. With these two organized and
functioning, Fairfield leaguers have
a fair chance of bringing home the
banner, according to the officials.
ii.ili on Rot- Curtis, Mr.-. Roe
urli-, Mi Virgu- Srr.othermann.
Young Carl Nicholas, Mrs Mamie
Kichar d.-on.
Liberty- Mr- Fannie B. Johnson,
Mr-, Jewell McGuire.
Clay Hill Miss Janie Harris.
St. Elmo— Edwin Koonce, Miss
Parker, Mias Olleane
Wallace
Mills Mrs. Ophelia Walker.
Providence Horace Bond, Mrs.
Horace Bond.
Cross Ruud Miss I’uuline Shivers,
Miss Mae Pearl McGuire.
Slocum, the little town that was
completely wiped out by a cyclone
in the late spring, has shown what
a splendid comeback it 13 making
by taking first place at the Texas.
Fruit palace at Palestine, with its
agricultural exhibit. There were
thirteen other entries made.
This is the third year in succession
that Slocum has won the first prize
iof $100.
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
FORM ORGANIZATION
OSCAR HENDERSON DIES
AT ARKANSAS HOME
The West Indian hurricane which
has been sweeping out of the Gulf
of Mexico from the Bahama Islands
struck the mainland on the Florida
coast between 3 and 4 o’clock Mon-
day afternoon, with a velocity of
102 miles an hour. Little damage
has beer; done by the atorm.
A Bi-Stone Automobile Dealers
Association has been formed, and
Wallace Welch of Mexia is pres-
ident. The organization wns an-
nounced at a banquet Thursday
night at the Liontarinn Inn.
Those attending the meeting were
as follows: W. A. Parker, Fairfield;
E. E. York, L. R. Boyd, J. F. Shef-
field, and P. T. Wetherholt, Tea-
gue; E. R. Wilson and J. B. Hearne,
Jr., Wortham; L» L. Driver and
Clyde Rhodes, Coolidge; L. D.
Oliver, Groesbeck; D. D. Abel, D.
O. Tyier, F. C. Oliver, F. M.
Strange and Wallace Welch, Mexia.
Oscar Henderson, 36 years old
died September 11, at his home at
Mena, Ark., according to word re-
ceived by friends here. Mr. Hender-
son was the son of Melvin Hender-
son, had lived in Freestone County
many years, and had many friends
here. Burial took place at Mena. Mr.
Henderson is survived by his wife
and four children.
Hugh Henderson, of Fort Worth,
brother of Oscar Henderson visited
here this week.
He was accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Argo of Fort Worth.
RETURNED MISSIONARY
IS TO SPEAK HERE
Miss Dickey, a returned mission-
ary from India, will speak at the
Methodist Church here Friday after-
noon at 2:30 o’clock, and every one
is invited to hear her. Mrs. Dickey
spent eight years working in India
and in her talk will give an interest-
ing and educational picture of con-
ditions and missionary work in that
country.
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock and
Sunday evening Miss Dickey will
spoilt at the Union Church at Stew-
ards Mill, and Monday moring she
will speak to the school children at
Fairfiel at the the chapel period
Monday morning at the tabernacle.
‘tin
The trouble with the Texas
prison system is not one of location,
but one of management,’- J. E. Par-
ish, chairman of the Walker County-
Huntsville Chamber of Commerce,
told the Texas prison centralization
commission at u meeting at Hunt-
sville Monday.
E. P. Hughesof Dew
Wodheday.
was here
be needs. President Hoover end Sec
retary Mellon era said to agree that
Income taxes can safety be cat
It Is aatd that collecting th» Income
tav D coating the government $300,
000,000 a year, which man a great
deal. It ahonld ha poaalble to find a
better system.
Human beings are gradually ay
pros "til'ig au escape from this small
earth, to which we ones thought our
selves Usd “until desth do us part/
Am serious scientists were discus*
log fly lag twenty five yean ago, sc
scientists In Germany are now discuss
Ing tripe to the moon by rocket
It Is necessary to start with powci
enough to crespe tbe earth’s grnvlta
tlon and then arrange tor a safe land
ing, taking inefficient air for a short
stay on onr satellite without ntrao*
phere, plus arrangements for a re
ton trip.
(©, ISIS, by ting Pea:arts Syndics*. 1st.)
Has Fias Potatoes
Freestone County has always been
noted for its fine sweet potatoes,
but J. B. Lewis has shown what fine
ones it can rvaiiy grow this year.
Ho presented the Recorder office
with a giant one this week, weigh-
in four and three quater pounds.
Mrs. Laura Bobbitt of Houston
who spent the past week here in
interest of the oil leasing, returned
home Sunday. Mrs. Bobbitt was the
guest of Mrs. D. A. Monahan and
Mrs. John Monahan while here.
Mias Leila Mibs, teacher in the
Howell school, spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Miles.
Mr. and Mra. J. B. Watsoh and
Miss Frederiku of Mexia visited in
the Watson home Sunday.
Mrs. Esther Wiilil'oad was a visitor
in Fairfield the pest week.
Borger and Stinnett have been
placed under martial law, and Gov-
ernor Moody has declared that state
troops will remain in that area until
it is cleaned of all lawlessness or
until they are removed by his
successor in office.
W. F. Tate and Mr. and Mra.
G. A. Parker went to Dalas Sunday.
They were accompanied home Tues-
day night by Mrs. Frank Day, Mrs.
W. F. Tote, and baby daughter
Gloria Fay, who have been visitin[
Mr". H. L. Muinord.
Keen disappointment was man-
ifested throughout the Japanese em-
pire Monday, when two sharp blasts
on factory sirens throughout the
kingdom bold the people that for
the third time the empress was tho
mother of a daughter. No sons have
ever been born to the ruling pair,
and aa only males can occupy the
throne of “lineage unbroken through
ages eternal,” the brother of the
omperor is still heir to the thorne.
EDDIE, THE AD MAN
kfMAKRY BICVEUKOOP SEC
faj SIWCE H6 1VT IU THAT
AD ABOUT FRESH LAID
FARM EGGS, HIS HEMS HMt
dftkl COMOEUEO TO LAY
TWO EGGS PER. PiAY EACH
TO ItEEP ORDERS FtUEDl
Ray Watson, manager of Peyton
Bros* dry goods store in Hubbard
City, spent the weekend with his
parents.
Mr. und Mrs. Clyde Dodd of
Teague, spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. Swinburne.
Miss Amah Sue Terry spent the I
week-end with Miss Mamie Ivy of j
Mt. Zion.
Miss Mary Tillie Kirgan, who at
tends school in Teague, spent the
week-end at home.
Mr. Reierson nnd daughter Miss1
Mary of Athens visited Mias Woody |
Reierron Saturday.
Miss Mary Grace Tott, teacher in
the Streetman schools, spent last
week end with her porento.
Mrs. W. N. Sneew. and son Col-
lett visited Morris Sneed in Tyler
Sunday.
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