The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1939 Page: 1 of 8
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The Fairfield Recorder
Simple Stuff
By the EDITOR
Xlis writer has always tried to
v i,j anything that might bo con-
strued as’a “dig" or “slap” at some- j
‘)Wt \Ve never approved the old-time
method of editing the local paper,
for in the “old days” the average
local editor was never happy unless
Tom Hunter
To Drill Well
Near Kirven
Machinery Being Placed;
Other Oil Activities
In Freestone County
By OIL REPORTER
Haines and Day
Speak at Agri.
Association Here
J. W. RICHARDS. JR.. Co. Agt.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Freestone County Agricultural
j Association was held in the First
Presbyterian Church in Fairfield,
All Local Units
Represented at
P. T. A. County Meet
Old Officials Re-Elected;
Rev. Glenn Hutton
Delivers Principal Address
The Parent-Teacher Association
Large Increase in Attendance at Monthly
Meeting Fairfield Business and Civic Club
, i i.tnr was never hannv unless tnuun ln r airneiu, The Parent-Teacher Association
ifias fighting or scrapping some'- The resident, of the town of Kir- prided o^VVg ““
one -d always managed* stir up a j ven believe that they are soon to | lent ofthe As^ciaUcn. Guest spTak- ! w^“sZ 1 s-Z!
Poll Tax Payments
One-Third Less
Than Last Year
, „ flvprv local issue Conse- have „ fu” T---- - j ui-m ox me Association, uuesc speak- High School auditorium on Satur-
fiirht over every local issue. Conse have a lealization of their long de-, ers were C. H. Day, President of the tiay March 4 Mrs Fred Horn nresi-
quently, he continually had a large • fared hopes of an oil field at their Texas Agricultural Association and Resided
per create a
itself.
lot of antagonism for
rer cent of the'town against him. I front door, as location has been stak-' Paul Haines Organization Snecialis1, ' !!•' piesided.
Our theory is, that the local citizen jed, rig moved to a location 3300 feet with the A. and M. College Extension Tmeeti.n« opened with the as-
is o» the ground and he can be as from the east line and 330 feet from Service. Resolutions adopted at the !?ful pYtT
familiar with and undersUns local the north line of the Fred Marber- last meeting were read to the mem- tlfu1’ dlreCted
issues just as well as the editor; ry 585 acre tract of land in the S. P., bers by Oscar Johnson, Association
therefore, why should the local pa- Flint Survey, approximately one! Secretary.
mile northeast of town. Drilling is Some very interesting facts of in-
expected to be commenced on this j terest to farmers and business men
well before the end of this week. alike were brought out by Mr.
This well is being drilled by Jack Haines about the' American Tariff
W. Frazier of Houston and Tom F. and about the differences in freight
Hunter of Wichita Falls, both of ! rates,
whom are well known independent j Mr. Day related the work that the
oil operators. Mr. Hunter is well Texas Agricultural Association is
known to all of our readers as a doing and stressed the importance of
organization to farmers. Farmers
who are membres of this organiza-
While the cows, the mules and the
hog* still run at large here occasion-
ally, we are still of the opinion that
they are rank outlaws, and some-
thing should be done to stop this
nuisance, and cost the guy who has
no regard for people’s yards, shrub- perennial candidate for Governor of
bery and flowers, some expense. jour State, and it is his rig that is
—:— i being moved from the K. M. A. Field tion know that it is a farm organi-
The carping critic, no matter to Kirven. It is interesting to recall zation that is doing good now as
whether he is in the pulpit, behind that Mr. Frazier is reputed to have well as the good that it is striving
the teachers’ desk, or at the editor’s discovered four new oil fields with- fro in the future. Farmers are urged
table, is not going to accomplish in the past eighteen months, the to join this organization that is
latest of which was the Eureka Field showing results now.
much in this worldly scheme. No one
likes to listen to criticism of abuse.
The preacher, in spreading the gos-
pel of love and mercy, as did the
Great Evangelist, can accomplish
fourfold more good than the preach-
er who is forever harping and criti-
cising, and whose greatest theme
is hellfire and eternal damnation.
within the city limits of Houston.
The Frazier-Hunter block was as- [
sembled by Steward Brothers and
Watson of Fairfield, and Ben B.
Hunt, of Austin, and after being
turned to the present owners, re-;
newals and extensions were secured
by Jeff Tucker and Don Foster of
Big Annual
Track Meet at
Currie Mar. 11
And so it is with the editor and the j Mexia.
teacher—they accomplish little by Surface geology on this area was
denounciation and threats of punish- Worked by W. A. Reiter, formerly of
ment, but can accomplish much by Mexia, now with Fohs Oil Company
appealing to reason and to the bet- j 0f Houston, while geophysical sui-
ter natures of those with whom veys 0f the area were made by Geo-
they touch in their work. \ physical Service, Incorporated. This
—:— ] geological and geophysical work re-
An all-weather road to the oil vealed a structure that attracted
and accompanied by Miss Joyce Mc-
Spadden. Miss Leila Weaver offered i
the invocation. Mrs. E. R. Tomme,
president of the O. M. Roberts unit,
gave the Welcome address to which
Supt. John A. Freeman of Wortham
graciously responded.
Mrs. Bob Sewell, accompanied by
Mrs. Drumwright, favored the group
with two enjoyable vocal selections,
“The Second Minuet” and “The
Pine.”
Mrs. Horn gave recognition to the
honor which has been awarded Miss
Sallie Mounger, Principal of the
Teague 0. M. Roberts School, for her
splendid woik with the under-privil-
eged children of that section. As a
token of appreciation for her ser-
vices, Mrs. Horn, in behalf of the
Parent-Teacher Associations, pre-
sented Miss Mounger with a beauti-
ful corsage. In behalf of the or-
ganizations, Mrs. Dan Holiday, in j
turn, presented Mrs. Horn with a
similar gift as an expression of ap- I
j preciation of her great work as
annual president of the Freestone Countv
has I Council. ]
11.
Poll tax payments this year as
reported by Collector Simpson are
approximately one-third less this
year than last year. This seemingly
indicates that there is indifference
on the part of the public in the ap-
. preaching beer, and pension consti-
Miss Ruth Lee, tutional elections:
Fairfield
Luna ..............
Donie ..............
Cotton Gin ...
Teague ___________
Kirven .............
Wortham _______
St. Elmo _________
Young _...........
Stewards Mill
Butler _____________
Liberty ..........
Dew ___________
Concord __________
Streetman ......
Cedar ___________
Shanks ............
560
._ 69
81
... 50
. 621
92
204
.... 36
_ 42
.... 49
... 56
74
. 120
.... 15
----------------- 125
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Lanely ______________ 42
Cotton Wood ____________________ 11
Freestone _____________________________ 76
New Hope _________________________ 5
Trinity Chapel ____ 6
Exemptions ____ 26
TOTAL
2402
CURRIE, Mar. 7.—The annual president of the Freestone Countv FDA COHimittCB
Currie Invitation Track Meet has i Council. TVfc Mppf TTprP
been set for Saturday March 11. Miss Gladys Mires, County Health1 1-'U HC1C
The coaches will meet at 9:00 a. m. ; Nurse, gave a report of the splendid \UpfJr«pcfl£)«r Mnu IK
and arrange the day’s events. i work which she is doing in the coun-1 ” CUIH-Svldj1 ITlal* At!
Arrangements will be made for ; *y
these events:
Track .
Patricia Clair Gcppart ~
ed the audience with a beautiful P«a-I ... ... ____, . , iri
t d_____ en mo aaci , mittee will meet in rairfield at TO
Junior Boys: 50, 100 dashes, 440.150 <0i0 , , . .. , .. . .
' 1 |oclock on March 15, 1939. District;
Supervise- 'rank W. Underwood of
field from Fairfield would mean that the attention of Hunter &■ Frazier rel“y’. h'Sh jump, and 44ftZnd ' Y Horn mtroduced thli R(‘ - ,
there would be no vacant houses or,and is primarily responsible for this ggp^ghes ggo relay 1 mile run 1 ‘ *** 44utton’ Pa3tor *he .• ii»t'|-o.o/e will be
apartments here; that every line of block being taken on a drilling con- , ’ , . \
business in the city would receive ■ tract; however, it is interesting to ml e *’ c . . 1
city
far more business, and
tract;
that condi- > note that others are
interested in
the same general area too, as J. K.
Hughes Oil Company holds leases on
several hundred acres of land imme-
diately East of and adjoining this
block, and Steward Brothers & Wat-
son and Ben B. Hunt control appro-
ing acquired leases on about 6000
acres surrounding the town of Kir-
tiuns financially would be much bet-
ter here.
Henderson county, not to be out-
done, will have its bear grass trail
this spring, any of the old worm out ,
sand farms in that county are literal-, ximately 1600 acres immediately to
ly covered with bear grass or yuc- j the northeast.
ca. Now it is up to Freestone, Leon The Kirven-Steward’s Mill area
ami Houston counties to promote has long been of interest to the oil
s'mo kind of trail. In Houston coun-1 fraternity, The Texas Company hay-
t.v they can have their grass bur
trail; in Leon county their bull net-
tle trail, but in Freestone county
wo can think of nothing to promote
for a trail, unless it be the redbud
trail, and the redbuds are so scarce
the trail would have to be too wind-
ing to travel.
Our young friend, the Rev. W. R-
Hall, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, who lives “next door” to
The Recorder, is causing us no litt'e
worry by his activities. He is busy
every day building fences, digging
holes, planting, trees shiubs and
flowers. It is unusual to see a
New Members Added; Oil
Field Road Discussed and
Amendment lo Texas
Truck Law Endorsed
The Business and Civic Club of
Fairfield met in its regular monthly
meeting Tuesday night with thirty-
seven members present. This repre-
sented an increase of almost one-
hundred per cent over recent meet-
ings. Many of these were new mem-
bers of the Club.
The Club felt highly honored by
the addition of some five business
and professional women of the city
and county to its membership. The
membership committee composed of
F. B. Peyton, Collett Sneed, and the
Rev. W. R. Hall, Jr., was continued
and insti ucted also to act as a pro-
gram committee. Wtih the continued
support of the businessand profes-
sional men and women of the city,
the Club hopes to realize its goal of
fifty regular members.
Items of interest which were dis-
cussed included the report of the
committee which was to investigate
the possibility of an all-weather road
to the High Ridge Oil Field. The re-
port was made by Dr. W. McFadin,
the chairman. It was the feeling of
the committee and the group as a
whole that through the close co-
operation of the committee,, the
County Commissioners’ Court, the
j property holders along the right of
I way, and the major companies op-
erating in the High Ridge section
j this road could be built in the near
future with no heavy financial bur-
den to anyone. Beside Dr. Me Fadin
the committee is composed of F. E.
Hill, T. S. Watson, Roger Steward,
and W. A. Parker.
Morris Sneed reported that the re-
sults of the Club’s Electrical Sur-
vey of the town would be available
at the next regular meeting.
The proposed revision of the truck
load limit law which is now before
the ' i was discussed at
ier.gui, ucVatne of its utmost inl-
and
Junior and Senior Girls: 40, 60 yd. j ent8> the Teach€r8 of Children
dashes and a relay.
Playground Ball , , , . .
Junior and Senior boys and girls. "oon ,hour- and the group gathered in
Can mix team of boys and girls i? the Home Economics Cottage where
necessary. j the Teague local units served a de-
Volley Ball j licious lunch to about one hundred
Senior Girls nad Ind. Boys and I members and guests.
Girls.
Tennis
Junior and Senior boys singles and
doubles. Junior and Senior Girls
singles and doubles.
Basketball
Ind. Boys, Junior Boys, and Senior
pr«*?m., k.-
Christian Church of Mexia, who well as the County FDA Committee, , , ,
brought an inspiring address, “Par- which i8 composed of the following P°rtance to our ininnd town
‘ ....... members: Clarence Speed, chairman;!farm dfr'c‘s- * resolution was un-
for the M. A. Webb and R. Q. Seely. Far- anim«us y Pa,S5ed favorin* ,a 14^°
mers who are having trouble in ad-
justing their indebtedness either on
chattel mortgage or land notes are
urged to attend this meeting.
Cases Disposed of
ven in 1932 but let their leases ex- Gir,s
pile without drilling. A number of yQU can’t gef on time; if
dry holes have been drilled around j vou tiqVe decided to enter other
edges of the area now being played by events than those stated; or if you
the oil fraternity, among which was jlave fa;ted to state intention of
the J. K. Hughes-Foster well about j eoming( just come on and join us.
three miles southeast of Kirven, the i wm have arrangements made
Cranfill & Germany-Siins well on j for ftU
the Bonner-McGeorge furm about Many of our invitations have been
three miles due East of Kirven, the i ,.etm ned because your postoffice was
Richardson-Lovering well on the1 unknown, while some of you have
Bonner tract about two miles IN est iH,en missed by accident. Consider' appreciation for the work being done
of Steward’s Mill, the J. K. Hughes- an invitation and make arrange-; through the Parent-Teacher Associa-
Burleson well about four miles west ments ^ he present . | tion.
of Steward’s Mill, and about five ^ Currie has been having this an-1 Mrs. Oscar Johnson, historian,
preacher engaged in such manual! miles northeast of Kirven, and ihe nua| t,.ack meet s;nce 1931 and we j stated further plans for the history
labor and we are afraid he will over E. L. Smith-Jackson well about three i want to make this the most sucoess- of the organization
The group reassembled for a busi-
ness session. Mrs. Bob Sewell led the
PMrs*W. C. Drake, secretary, gave FcbrUftFy T6riTI
highlights of the meeting which was 4. • 4. f'1 4.
held at Streetman on October 22. JL/lSlI*lCt LOUI*l
The county has eleven Parent- CrimjnaI.
Teacher Associations, Shanks being j E McWilliams, theft of cattle, Club was asked to investigate the
the youngest. Each society sent dele- yearg jn pen possibility of obtaining a hospital
gates and made interesting reports, j Jamcg Edward Dine> burK,8ryt two for Fairfield.
Mrs. J. E. Lambert of Dew\ Mrs. | yearg suspentjed sentence. Plans were begun for interesting
Roy Woodard, burglary, two years j programs as well as routine busi-
suspended sentence. j ness after the banquets each first
Divorces Tuesday evening.
pound load limit for trucks. The
secretary was instructed to send a
copy of this resolution to the Sena-
tor and Representative of our dis-
trict. The feeling was voiced at the
meeting that the southland, and es-
pecially the inland districts, have
been the object of unfair disci imina-
tion on the part of the railroads who
nre the most vigorous opponents of
the upward revision of the lond limit
law.
The Board of Directors of the
Will Roberts of Streetman, and Mrs
Herman Adamson of Teague, pre-
cinct chairmen, made good reports
of their wonk.
Mrs. Born introduced Mrs. John
Wallace nnd Miss Beatrice Lott, a
former county nurse. Each expressed
do it and become muscle-bound.
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Home Beautifiers
Are Asked to
Send in Names
all
the
miles west of Steward’s Mill. The |
last mentioned well, which is a
short distance north of the Steward;
Brothers & Watson nnd Hunt block,
had n good showing of oil but failed
to make a producing well, arid this
well is believed to evidence the
northeast closure of the structure.
The Streetman area, which has al-
so been of interest to the oil fia-
ternity for a long time and which
ful of all. We extend you a hearty
welcome.
Provides More
Cotton Storage
Facilities Here
Alberta Allen vs. Doyle Allen,
granted.
' Eula Mae Alexander vs. Nathaniel
Alexander, granted.
Jim Henderson vs. Edna Mae
Henderson,granted.
Elyde Edison Otis vs. Irene Otis,
granted.
G. S. Ramsey vs. Grace Ramsey,
granted. .
Espenola Taylor vs. Tyrone Tay-
lor, granted.
Estelle Cooper vs. J. D.
granted.
Antonia B. Olivia vs
Freestone Drys
To Meet Here
Friday Night
Carl Williford has just completed
cn-
I he Recorder again invites
llii^ —
th.w is ,, greater effort than ever completed their second Woodbine storage facilities has forced storage Treasurer, M
to inal,1 Fairfielt) a more beautiful! core test, and the rig used in drilling 0f local cotton in Wortham and other , Teague,
h'ftce in which to live, and we would their two tesjs has been moved to town./ I Gnr !
drill a well. -o-
It is reported thatd they will CALL MEETING FAIRFIELD
drill their third test in this area in MASONIC LODGE
the near futrue, uith the possibility Theie will be a call meeting of
of later drilling a Trinity t»t on t e Fairfidd Masonic Lodge Friday
If 1 104-U lars:t Trinit7 stru^u^e TY th •' night for work in E. A. degree.
Sunday, March 12th, report has been ^closed by their
1 findings in the two wells lecontiy
completed.
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Mra. Horn gave her year’s report
which was adopted by the group. ■
Mrs. Earl McSpadden gave the
treasurer’s report.
A committee composed of Mrs.
Henry Cole, Mrs. B. J. Reese and i Oliva, granted.
Mrs. Fred White drew up resolutions j civil
which were unanimously adopted. Sheppard P. Davis
A report from the nominating Accident Indemnity
committee listed the same officers judgment favor of plaintiff,
for re-election, namely:
‘President, Mrs. Fred W. Horn,
Wortham.
Vice-President, Mrs. R. W. Willi-
By W. R. HALL. JR.
Freestone County drys will have a
| meeting Friday night at seven-
) thirty at the Methodist Church in
Cooper, Fairfield. According to dry leaders,
there is more interest evidenced
Magdalena j daily in the proposed beer election
tin Fieestone, Limestone, Leon, and
I Navarro Counties. Interested leadera
vs. Hartford are circulating petitions throughout
Co., damage j the counties. These petiions calling
for an election will be presented to
*!*se to have the names of all
1 ngwl in this worthwhile work.
Eddie Chafin vs. Trader and Gen- j the Commissioners’ Courts of the re-
era 1 Insurance Co., suit for compen- spective counties.
sation, judgment in
tiff.
favor of plain-
With an election almost nssurec,
it is presumed both wets and drys
Singing at Kirven
U March 12th
tax suit, judgment in favor of State.
State of Texas vs. Mrs. J. H. Rnn-
nl, judgment in favor of |
1 *' ’n t forget that Sunday will be
r regular singing afternoon. Wo
. e expecting many good singers.
_,u 'tiding the Hardin family from
Singing starts at 2 o’clock,
are always welcome at Kirven.
Reporter.
J. E. LOTT, W. M.
Metia,
You
CONGRATULATIONS What lasting progress was ever
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith John- made in social refoimation, except
son of Dew on March 2. a boy. He when every step ensured by appeals
weighed six and one-hnlf pounds and , to the understanding and the will—
has been named Ernest David.
Cor. Secy., Mrs. J. G. Longbotham,
Wortham.
Rec. Secy., Mrs. W. C. Drake, Fair-
field.
Mrs. W. H. Dodge, president of the j rfolph et
Wortham unit, invited the members j State.
to Wortham for the fall meeting., — — - ■. o-
The invitntion was accepted. RECEIVES NEWS
Mrs. Horn urged each society to
send delegates to the District meet-
ing at Crockett, April 4-5.
Minnie L. Hatch vs. J. W. Hender- are entrenching for a battle which
son, debt nnd foreclosure, judgment promises to be hotly contested from
for plaintiff. : both sides.
Tax Suits Dry leaders are anxious that the
State of Texas vs. T. H. Smith i general public, and especially the
wets,
night.
attend the meeting Friday
j William Matthews.
TONSILECTOMY
Miss Vera Sheffield underwent a
tonsil operation at a Teague hospital
Friday.
DEATH OF RELATIVE
J. M. Willard has received news
of the death of his brother-in-law,
L. C. Sparkman, aged 78, which oc-
curred at his home at Shamrock, n
few days ago. He is survived by hL
wife, who was Miss Lovia Willard, I dared. The
CORRECTION
In reporting a meeting of the Dis-
trict Drys in Inst week’s issue of thia
paper, the reporter was made to say
that, no court could interfere with
an election after the said election
was held and results declared. It
should have read, until after the
said returns shall have been de-
word “until” was left
and a number of children.
out by the typographical department.
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