The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1958 Page: 2 of 8
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I*AGE TWO—THE F.YIRFIKLD RECORDER, FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY. FEB. 27, 1958
THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER
THE COUNTY PAPER—ESTABLISHED 1878
I'liblluhed Kuch Thursday at Fairfield, Texas. Fi ees*one County
•Wk ere the (irm ( III k h wa ^ m of TfYM (>OMN
ganlzations and fund-raisers.
Other Congressional Commit-
tees are also going to investi-
gate fund-raising activities
Entered im Htnond i-Iiihh mall mutter at the l'uat Offlo* at Fairfield, Texas, , 1^1OUghoUt tile nation, OUT
Under Art of Mareh «, 1876 Committee will cooperate close-
---------- ---------I ly with them in their efforts.
| Generous Americans are con-
Itributing millions of dollars to
I charitable organizations and in
TEXAS PRESSil ASSOCIATION
Tft&tnbeJL
COUNTY AGENTS
COLUMN
By J. H. PRITCHARD
Com Performance Tests
Texas Hybrid Corn no.
Wm-t958
MRS. I,. C. K1RGAN
30E LEE KIRGAN
MRS. IDE LEE KIRGAN
SI list'll Il*TIO\ H ATES
One Year, FVuefcton#? ami joining count leu .........
Hix Month**. FrecMtone and Joining counties ........
One Year, outride Freontone and joining counties .
Mix Mouths, outside Freestone and joining counties
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of
any person, firm or corporation which may occur In the columns of The 18dOpt
Fairfield Recorder will he corrected gladly upon being brought
attention of the publisher.
Tributes of respect, obituaries and curds of thanks, 3 cents a word.
Privilege of omitting all poetry reserved by this paper. All news items or
notices sent in for puhlicati*»n must be signed by sender.
Washington News
By OLIX E. TEAGUE
Congressman of fith District
WASHINGTON, I>. C. — In
spite of the heaviest snow storm
here in 22 years which dumped
over 18 inches on the Nation's
Capital—and a 18-year record- j in&
shattering cold
brought temperatures to the
zero mark for several days run-
ning. the wheels of government
continued to turn—somewhat
slower than usual, however.
This week has been a busy
one for the Veterans' Affairs
Committee. Hearings into fund-
raising activities by veterans
organizations ami by others in
the name of veterans have oc-
cupied much of the Committee’s
time.
Five witnesses before the
Committee early this week
30,
many instances are the victims lAsgrow 104, Texas 28 and 32
i of unscrupulous groups raising produced the h'ghest yields in
money ostensibly for worthy the 1957 corn performance tests
.causes when, if the truth were I , . , . , ..
----- , ... ... conducted at 18 locations
Owner known, are lining their own1
Manager-Editor pockets at the exjwnse of the t throughout Iexas. Texas 30 is
Assistant Editor public and the organizations1 recommended particularly for
which they are professing to the East Texas Timljerlands,
' Is ool^P- j which include Freestone Co.
........j * |it is highly resistant to insects
.......$2.5'' Earlier tills week the Housei , ,
----of Representatives voted to a,uJ 'leases. Other varieties
H. R. 0700. a bill to recommended for Freestone
the codify into one law all veterans i Cou"tv in<;lude H"breds
! legislation administered by the, numbers 36, 28 and 32.
Veterans Administration and * ♦ *
several other agencies. Over[p|alIt torn Early
300 laws affecting veterans and
their families have been placed
into this legislation, which I
introduced last January 7 fol-
lowing three years work by
staff members. Members of Con-
gress have termed it of “tre-
mendous benefit to veterans and
veteran organizations through-
The bill has
name of handicapped veterans, ;
The Executive Director, Ha-!
rold A. Keats, testified that dur-!out the countr>’
ing fiscal year 1957, his group now «°“e lbe and if
raised over $1,500,000 by mail-! ai»Pr°ved by that body and
unsolicited hall ' point j si£"ed b-v the President, the bill
wave which! l)ons bearing the name of the jl*come effective next Jan-
addressed to persons on their ju-v'
mailing lists and by other forms! --°----
of solicitation. While professing! CARD OF THANKS
strongly to be in the business
of getting jobs for handicapped
With grateful hearts we wish
to express our appreciation for
the deeds and words of kind-
The “old timers” used to
plant corn in February. With
the old open polinated varieties
a longer growing season was
necessary to get the corn made
before hot, dry weather. With
the hybreds, which make quick-
er, February planting is no
longer practiced by most farm-
ers.
Successful corn growers in
the county recommended plant-
ing corn from March 1-15. These
are the men who produced good
crops of corn year after year.
They also make the following
recommendations:
1. Use adequate fertilizer —
fertilize according to a soil test
if possible—otherwise use 200
very few veterans—handicap- , , -------- ------------ — —
ped or otherwise, obtained em-j”esf sho^n ^ us hy °1ut; frl®nd" I pounds of 12-24-12 at planting
plovment through this Organ- ‘unnR ’be lllnt‘” and death |time and side dress with from
ization. ” |(»ur mother also to Dr KellerAmonium.nitrate, or
The hearings are expected to iHes^e^la1,mi''1' * j0<l oqulvelent! Per acre when corn
continue for another week or The Family of
Mrs. R. C. Teer.
or
so. It is the Veteran’s Affairs
Committee’s hopes that from
re’'these hearings will come legis-
Unhound courage and
„ w corn-
fused to^ answer questions about J jatjQn win protect the i passion joined proclaim him
veteran and the public from be- i good and great, and make the
ing exploited or victimized by hero and the man complete.—
unscrupulous fund-raising Or-'Joseph Addison.
of a
a stalk
their activities and invoked the
Fifth Amendment 58 times.
Three of the witnesses are un-
der Federal indictment for us-
ing the mails to defraud while
the other two, although under
no indictments, refused to
answer the simplest of ques-
tions. It is my belief that this
group did not act in good faith
when they invoked the Fifth
Amendment in response to our |
questions.
The following day, two wit-
nesses, the Chairman of the
Board and the Executive Di-
rector of the National As-
sociation of Veterans Councils
(NAVEC), testified at great
length about this Organization’s
fund raising activities in the
is knee high
2. Plant enough seed,
good hybrid, to have
every 18-24 inches.
3. Cultivate shallow', and then
only to control weeds.
4. Lay-by corn w'ith cultivator
sweeps or disc hillers when corn
(;'i
Why bother with
three or more...
m
when just one
gives coverage ?
You can now get, in one insur-
ance policy, protection against
most of the risks you face in
your home . . . and you may
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to insure against such hazards.
For information about this
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it can help you, phone us today.
We are qualified to help you
determine just what insur-
ance, and how much, you need
on your home and furnishings.
We’ll be glad to discuss your
insurance problems with you.
And remember, if you’re not
fully insured—it’s not enough!
J. E. (Son) LOTI
Phone 2441
FAIRFIELD. TEXAS
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1951 Chevrolet Tudor Sedan $)0C
1951 Chevrolet Fordor Sedan $ 17 5
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1947 DeSoto Sedan $0$
1953 Ford Pickup $40$
1953 Ford Tudor Sedan $625
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A. E. STROUD L. R. BOYD
FAIRFIELD — PHONE 2141
Is about knee high after side-
dressing.
* * *
FH Club Boy Wins At
San Antonio Show-
Bobby Fred Hill, son of Mr.
anil Mrs. Suel Hill, of Fairfield,1
won first place in the heavy
Hereford Steer class at the re-
cent San Antonio Livestock
Show. This steer had previously
placed 3rd. at Fort Worth. Bob-
by Fred sold his steer for 50
cents a pound.
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9 Winkler-St. Elmo
By MRS. HALLEY RASH
Our community was made sad
this week hy the passing of two
from families in the community.
Little three year old Cathy
Robinson, (laugher of Mr. and
Mrs. Curley Robinson, passed
away Wednesday night, with
services being held at the St.
Elmo church Friday afternoon.
Services were held Saturday
afternoon for the father of Mrs. i
Charlie Platt, Jim Foster. Fun-
eral services were held from the!
Corley Chapel in Corsicana. Bur-
ial in the St. Elmo cemetery. j
Mrs. Edith Harris is backj
home after spending several |
weeks visiting her children, Mr.
and Mrs. Junie Harris and chil-
dren in Abilene, and Mr. and
Mrs. Johnny Halomik in Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Crumbley
of Corsicana visited her mother,
Mrs. Oletha Pillans, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Brink Carlisle
of Spur, Mr. and Mrs. Garath
Anderson and children of Ama-j
rillo are spending a few days |
with the Massey family. They;
were here to attend the funeral |
of little Cathy Robinson.
Mrs. Ora Pearl Roberts of:
Fairfield visited Mr. and Mrs.
Halley Rash Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Van Dyke and chil-1
dren of Dallas spent several
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Pinkney Simpson.
Mrs. Murl Anderson visited
her sister, Mrs. Tommy Tisdale,
in the hospital in Jacksonville
Sunday and Monday.
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Methodist Church
News
REV. STANLEY VODICKA, JR,
Pastor i
9:55 A. M.— Sunday School.
10:55 A. M.—Mornl-ng Worship.
6:00 P. M.—Senior, Intermed
late and Junior Fellowships.
7:00 P. M.—Evening Worship.
7:00 P. M. Wednesday—Choir
practice.
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Humans, like horses, cannot
kick and go forward at the
same time.—E. L. Benedict.
Texas ranks fifth in the na-
tion in number of air passen-
gers carried each year.
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Use of electric power in Texas
began in the 1880’s. First power
plant was at Galveston.
Marie’s Beauty Shop
Phone 2261
NOTICE
SALE ON ENTIRE STOCK
Fairfield Shoe Shop
Beginning February 15th
10% Discount On Entire Stock Until
Sold—-Plenty of Men's and Children's
Boots—All Sizes and Variety of Colors
YOU WILL SAVE TO BUY NOW
FAIRFIELD SHOE SHOP
FAIRFIELD, TEXAS
NOW AT
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Rinses your clothes in ralrvsoft water
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Kirgan, Joe Lee. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1958, newspaper, February 27, 1958; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1106826/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.