The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1948 Page: 1 of 10
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THE FAIRFIELD TRECORDER
&
Y-SBCOND YEAR
Looking Ahead
By GEORUE 8. BENSON
Pres. Harding College, Searcy, Ark.
DANGEROUS MALADY
What the Russians stand for has
• lately come under heavy attack
from almost every group or indi-
vidual in America. We are al-
most unanimous. Current Con-
gressional investigations at last
seem to be hitting pay dirt. Rus-
sia herself, by strangling little
Czechoslovakia and conducting the
“cold war,” has been losing some
of her friends. Influential Com-
munists are deserting once they
see what Russia’s “ideologies"
really are like.
These things are important. But
dangers to America do not arise
solely from what Russia is and
what Russia does . Russia surely
cuts dark shadows on the world’s
future. But the present sorry
muddle of things was not accom-
plished singlehandedly by Russia.
To pass the buck by blaming Rus-
sia, is to focus all the trouble there.
We cannot escape blame so glibly.
This nation like many other na-
tions of the world, became infect-
ed with the disease of “statism”.
It is still a malady.
In Our Generation
No matter by what name you
call it, state control has grown in
almost every country you can name.
This has happened in our genera
tion. After World War I, politi-
cians in many nations sensed their
opportunities for power. Usually,
this power was obtained through
economic tyranny. Heavy taxes,
false money, and tinkering with
production and distribution kept
the tyranny in power. Finally, it
was Germany, Italy and Japan that
brought on another terrible war.
They were the “statist” nations.
In each of these nations aggression
against other countries followed
aggression against the individual
at home. Little nations, weaken-
ed by statism of their own ,were
easy victims. When their people
did not care to resist and nothing
seemed worthwhile, totalitarianism
could find easy pickings. Now,
statist Russia continues this sorry
business. *
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FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THUR8DAY, AUG. 26, 1948
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Caravan Is Planned To Advertise Fair
Fairfield High School
Eagles Begin Practice
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Monday night marked the begin-«>
ning of practice for another foot-
ball season, when 28 high school
boys turned out for the first prac-
tice night. Superintendent Ed-
ward Mercer met with the boys in
the absence of Coach Roberts who
has attended the University in Au-
stin this summer and who is ex-
pected home Thursday. They will
work out every night until school
starts.
Previously a team was not al-
lowed, by the interscholastic league
to scrimmage with a football be-
fore September 1, but after abol-
ishing spring football training last
spring, a coach may train in any
form after August 15, as we under-
stand the ruling.
Only two of the 28 boys are let-
termen from last season, but with
a fighting spirit, careful following
of the rules of football training,
the coaching of C. E. Roberts and
full cooperation, the Eagles of ’48
can be a winning team, too. The
same fans who backed the winning
Eagles of 1946 and 1947 will be
rooting for the Eagles of 1948.
How about regional championship,
Eagles ?
Football schedule for the Eagles:
Sept. 10—State Home at Corsi-
cana.
Sept. 17—Thornton at Fairfield.
Sept. 24—Centerville at Center-
ville.
Oct. 1—Buffalo at Fairfield.
Oct. 8—Normangee at Fairfield.
Oct. 15—Open.
Oct. 22—Teague at Fairfield.
Oct. 29—Marque at Centerville.
Nov. 5—Elkhart at Elkhart.
Nov. 12—Wortham gb Wortham.
Nov. 19—Open.
All are night games,
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E. J. Leben To
Open Jewelry
Store Sept. 1
E. J. Leben will open a modern
jewelry store in Fairfield Septem-
ber 1. Besides having a complete
line of merchandise, Mr. Leben has
over 40 years experience in watch
repairing, fine hand engraving and
pairing, fine hand engraving and
diamond mounting.
Mr. Leben was with Hutchinson
Bros. Jewelers in Shreveport; man
ager of Hollins Bros. Store in Lake
Charles, and later a member of the
firm of Hollins Bros, and Leben at
Jennings, La. He was employed as
watchmaker, by the Houston Watch
Co., who are the watch inspectors
for 17 railroads at Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Leben are mem-
bers of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Leben is a past Matron of
the Eastern Star and Mr. Leben
a Knight Templar Mason. Fair-
field extends to them, and their
business, a warm welcome.
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Isaac Fred Horton
Rites Held Aug. 15
Additional Cash
Solicited For
Cemetery Fund
Frank Peyton, treasurer of the
cemetery fund, reports additional
cash donations are needed to com-
plete the weed cutting and clean-
ing at the Fairfield cemetery. If
you have not made your contribu-
tions, please do so at once. The
following donations were made
since last Wednesday:
The Misses Anderson____ $2.00
Mrs. Ethel Mcllveen________ 1.00
Estell Mcllveen ____________ 2.00
T. J. Hall Estate __________ 10.00
L. Childs ___________________ 5.00
F. F. Sims ________________ 5.00
L. T. Kay ___________________ 1.00
Mrs. Fannie Sue Pittman 2.00
Benhard Fischer__________ 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bonner 1.00
Sambo Daniel _____________ 1.00
Mrs. Julia Beauchamp ______ 2.00
Lucian Gordan______________ 1.00
Everett Pittman_________ 2.00
Dr. M. S. Mcllveen______ 5.00
D. A. Manahan _______________ 5.00
Lovic Glazener______ 2.00
Mrs. Burta Daviss______ 2.00
Mrs. R. C. Lindley_____________ 2.00
Mrs. Jim McDonald ...___ 2,00
Mrs. Lena Mcllveen_____ 1.00
Mrs. C. E. Looney____5.00
Mrs. T. S. Williford _ 2.60
Assembly Of God
Church Revival
i
Recognize The Infection
The infection of statism is at
; its worst in Russia, but we have
1 not escaped it in America. We
cannot nlwnyn call it Communism,
for unfortunately tt does not al-
ways wear the name. Yet its ef-
fects sre unmistakable. It demor-
alises everything. Those in gov-
ernment can then Justify a growing
hunger for more and more power.
Statesmen lose their vision to be-
come mere politicians. They come
to believw that the state can do
everything.
The citizen is demoralized by
statism. He gets to the point
where he does not resist inroads on
his liberties. He becomes a slave
of the state. He is willing to fol-
low evil courses no matter whether
bis heart tells him they are wrong.
Resistance is simply not worth-
while. This U an exact picture of
the German people during and be-
fore World Wars I and II. It fits
•iso the Italians and the Japanese
in World War II.
America’s Danger
The picture fits Russia, too. It
is the statist government-control-
led countries that soon take their
People down the road to war. Na-
tions do not forment wars when the
People have a say-so. The great-
•*t danger in America today is that
We shall adopt one by one the ways
of statism, even while denouncing
Communism. This is what Russia
Would like to see us do. Instead,
we must learn to identify the in-
fection, no matter what label it
™oy carry.
One label we are learning to
•void is Communism, but our un-
derstanding of it is usually pretty
sketchy. Road and study “Com-
Wunism in Action," a 140-page
booklet, prepared by the Library
_ Congress. Copies may be ob-
tained free 0f charge from: Amer-
ican Wage Earners Foundation, 80
LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois.
This is s factual Study that will
•now the results of statism in Rus-
P*m. It will convince you that
"either you nor America could be
better off under government man-
ned economy.
Second Primary
Set For Saturday
Voters are faced with a short
ballot in the run-off primary elec-
tion Saturday. A large vote is ex-
pected as there is quite a bit of in-
terest in the races to be settled.
In the the four races to be set-
tled are Coke Stevenson and Lyn-
don Johnson fighting it out for■
U. S. Senator; Jerry A. Steward'
and Ellen Victery for representa-!
tive; J. T. Hughse and Renfro ^
Speed for County Judge; and
Rufus Bond and W. M. Paton
seeking election for Commissioner,
Precinct' 3.
SHSTC Students
To Hold Picnic
The Bi-Stone and Anderson
County Clubs of Sam Houston
State Teachers college will hold a
picnic and swimming party on
September 4 at Fort Parker State
park near Mexia.
All Sam Houston graduates and
ex-students are invited, Osia Wal-
ker, party chairman from Teague
said.
The group will meet at the park
at 2:30 P. M. and each person
should bring a lunch, Walker said.
The clubs are made up of Sam
Houston students from Limestone
Freestone and Anderson counties.
Funeral services were held, at
Burleson Funeral Chapel, Sunday,
afternoon, August 15, for Isaac
Fred Horton, who died of a heart
attack Friday 13, in Texarkana.
Revs. H. L. McKissack and Chris-
tian officiated. Pall bearers ware
Clyde Glazener, Robert Gannon
Roy Kelly, Carder Thornton, Fred
Davis and Eaton Turner. Burial
took place in the Fairfield ceme-
tery.
Mr. Isaac Fred Horton was
born November 11, 1895, at Fair-
field. He parted this life August
13, 1948, at the age of 52 years, 8
months, and 2 days. At the time of
his death he was living in Texar-
kana, where he was employed with
the Cotton Belt Railroad.
Mr. Horton was converted at the
age of 16 and united with the Ward
Prairie Baptist Church. Since that
time he had been an active church
member. He was a consecrated
Christian man.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Effie Horton; five sons, Charlie
Fred Horton, Steward Mill; Dur-
wood Horton, San Diego, Califor-
nia; Finas Horton of Austin; Cur-
tis Horton, Dallas; and Hershal
Horton, Waco; one daughter, Miss
Marcie Lee Horton, Waco; two
step-sons and two step-daughters:
two granddaughters, three sisters,
Mrs. Ada Richards, Mrs. Willie
Barger of Fairfield, and Mrs. Lem-
ma Piercy, of Houston, and many
other relatives and a host of
friends.—Reporter.
Lone Star Gas To
Begin Laying Pipe
Within 2 Weeks
According to reports from Mr.
Portwood, of the Lone Star Gas
Company, Dallas, work will be
resumed within the next two weeks
laying the remainder of the gas
mains and connecting customers.
Pipe is being treated now and
will be shipped to Fairfield within
the next few days, according to
Mr. Portwood.
It is reported work began Mon-
day laying a line from the
Steward gas well in the Stewards
Mill community to supply Fair-
field, and it is believed gas will
be available within six weeks.
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Mrs. Alliene Allen is in San An-
tonio this week attending a state
convention for homemaking teach-
ers, which is to be held in the Gun-
ner Hotel.
The Fairfield Assembly of God
Church, Sunday night, entered into
what promised to be a great revi-
val, with evangelist W?
of Houston, a former Methodist
preacher, in charge of the services.
Mr. Barham has preached for near-
ly a third of a century, and has
ministered in ail parts of the Unit-
ed States and portions of Canada,
and has an international reputa-
tion as a revivalist.
If you are interested in an old
fashion revival and have a desire to
know God in a fuller measure, you
are invited by the pastor, Rev. R.
Q. Hankins to attend these ser-
vices. Services will be conducted
each evening at 8 P. M.—Reporter.
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Contract Let
To Enlarge
City Hall
Homer McAdams was awarded a
contract last week for the enlarg-
ing of the present city hall and
fire station. According to Mayor
Williford, work is to start at once
on the project.
Plans are for a 28x28 foot ex-
tension of the present building,
to be used by the fire department,
with rooms for two fire trucks.
The part of the city hall now
used by the Tire department will
be turned into a store room for
the water and sewer department,
according to reports.
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Opening Of School
Is Set For Labor Day
Methodist News
Attention is called to the follow-
ing change in hour for evening ser-
vices, effective as of Sunday, Sep-
tember 5:
Evening Worship—7:30 P. M.
Youth Fellowship—6:45 P. M.
Those on the church sick list are
Mrs. E. I. Howser, and Mr. Doyle
McAdams, of Mt. Zion.
Superintendent Edw. Mercer an-
nounced, this week, the opening of
school with registration Monday
morning, September 6.
There will be a faculty meeting
Monday afternoon, of the sixth.
The superintendent reports the re-
turn of most of the teachers from
last year with no new faculty mem-
bers.
The first holidays of the first
semester will be for Thanksgiving,
November 25 and 26; the Christ-
mas holidays will begin on the af-
ternoon of December 23 through
January 2, 1949. The only spring
holidays will be on Friday before
Easter and Monday following Ea-
ster. This school calender is sub-
ject to change if necessary.
Bond Election
Held Saturday
The bond election for some Free-
stone county farm to market roads
was held Saturday at the county
Court house. Roads voted on were
from Steward Mill to Fairfield;
from Young to Fairfield; and from
Post Oak to Fay-field.
In the Fairfield box there were
318 votes cast, 231 for and 87
against; at Young 85 votes were
cast and all for the bond issue; at
Steward Mill 80 votes cast with on-
ly 2 against issuance of bond.
Calendar For Selective Service
ters ,Mrs. Lizzie Lake and Mrs.
Albert Howeth both of Houston,
and eight grandchildren.
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Extension Of
Water-Sewer
To Start Soon
Bids will be received and con-
tracts let September 2 for the ex-
tension of the water and sewer
systems, and for the drilling of
another water well, according to
Mayor H. L. Williford.
Plans are to extend water and
sewer service east to the reunion
grounds, out the Young road 1,700
feet east of Dunbar street, from
negro town across to Kirvin road
at the corner of Talbot Casoy
place, and other extensions where
necessary and possible. The plans
also call for three sewer lifts to
be placed at in various parts of
the city.
According to Mayor Williford,
location of the new well has not
been made, but there is a possi-
bility that it will be located on
the hill in the north part of town.
Initial registration for the Selec-
tive Service Act of 1948 will be
done in 17 working days as com-
pared to one day in the 1940 op-
eration, Maj. Gen. K. L. Berry,
state Selective Service director, ob-
served this week.
Registration this time will be be-
tween the dates of August 30 and
September 18, both dates inclusive.
Men 18 through 25 years of age
will register at places designated
by their local boards.
Specific days when men will reg-
ister in the different age groups
arc as follows:
Men bom In 1922 after August
30, 1922, will register on August
30.
Men born in 1923 will register
August 31 and September 1. ,
Men bom in 1924 will register
on September 2 and 3.
Men bom in 1925 will register
on September 4 or 7. This means
there will be no registration on
Labor Day.
Men bom in 1926 will register on
September 8 and 9.
Men born in 1927 will register
on September 10 and 11.
Men bom in 1928 will register
on September 13 and 14.
Men born in 1929 will register
on September 16 and 16.
Men bom in 1930 before Sep-
tember 19 will register on Septem-
ber 17 and 18.
Men bom on or after Septem-
ber 19, 1980, will register on the
day they are 18 yeara old or with-
in five days thereafter. This
means that men will register as
they become 18. They will regis-
ter with their local boards.
Hours of registration at the lo-
cal board registration spots will
he from 8 A. M. to 6 P. M.
Fire Department
Called To Two
Fires Friday
The Fairfield Fire Department
answered the call to two fires Fri-
day . The first came Friday morn- ‘
ing when the loft of the bam near
the Daniel Gin Company burned
before the flames could be extin-
guished.
The second call came Friday
evening to the houaa belonging to
David Claridge, occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Withrow and fam-
ily. Considerable damage was
done before the fire department
arrived. Fire Marshall J. E. Lott
reporta the fire was believed caus-
ed from defective wiring in the
electric refrigerator .
Insurance was not carried on tho
Daniel bam, and only covered par'
tially the damage to the Claridge
house, according to reports.
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Miss Kelly Jo Newell who is at-
tending North Texas Junior Col-
lege this summer was here the
past weekend with relatives and
friends.
A rootin’, tootin’ caravan of fair
boosters will leave Fairfield Wed-
nesday morning of next week to
tour the county publicising tho
Freestone County Boys Club and
Livestock Show to be held in Fair-
field on September 8 and 4. All
persons who can make the trip are
requested to get in touch with J,
E. (Son) Lott, publicity chairman.
County Agent John Pritchard
looked at several show calves on a
trip around the county Monday af-
ternoon and reports them in good
shape. Though most are lighter
this year than last, they’ll certain-
ly be? worth looking at. Coma and
see if you can judge the champion
calf.
Several of the local business
houses have indicated they'll build
floats for the big parade schedul-
ed for 10 A. M. on Friday, Sep-
tember 3. All merchants are urg-
ed to enter some kind of float or
vehicle. Let’s have the best pa-
rade we have ever had, and we can
do it if we’ll work toward that end.
All cowboys and cowgirls will want
to ride in the parade and let folks
see our horses and riders.
Make your plans now to attand
the fair. Entertainment will be
furnished both days for the whola
family. The dates are Friday and
Saturday, September 3 and 4.
Final Rites Held
Wednesday For
Jim Harding
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday afternoon at 5:00 for Jim
Harding, 66, in the Methodist
Church, with burial in the Fair-
field cemetery. He was taken to
an Austin hospital, following a
heart attack, about noon Monday,
and died a few minutes later. Rev.
W. R. Miller of Navasota assisted
by Rev. Ben Stohler and Rev. Geo.
Elmore, officiated.
Pall bearers were Carl Williford,
Clyde Glazener and J. R. Sessions
of Fairfield; Verloe Geppert and
Chester Allison of Austin and
Frank Williamson of Corsicana.
Mr. Harding was born in Fair-
field in 1882, the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harding.
He was married to Miss Mabel Hill
September 17, 1904. He was a
member of the First Baptist
Churoh while in Fairfield, of which
Sunday School Superinten-
dent for approximately 25 years
and served as Deacon and song
leader. Mr. Harding was District
Clerk here for 16 years. About
eight years ago he moved to Au-
stin where he was an auditor in the
office of the state comptroller un-
til his death.
He is survived by his wife and
two daughters, Mrs. Mark Short
of Arkadelphia, Arkansas and Mrs.
Buck Robinett of Fort Worth; two
sons, Ralph Harding of BlytheviUe,
Arkansas, and Patches Harding of
Albuquerque, N. M.; three broth-
ers, Walter Harding of Oakwood,
Nat Harding of Palestine and John
Harding of StephenviUa; two sis- berry talk on big laague baseball.
Mr. Marberry, in a very interest-
ing way, described incidents of tha
big league, telling stories nbout
he’d never forget the first game he
pitched in Fairfield, while playing
for the old Israel team. It was
late in the game when the man-
ager of his team called him in to
try and stop the Fairfield club,
and he said the locals sent in tht
late Lee Kirgan as pinch hitter.
Visitors introduced were Roland
Aycock, presidents of the Mexia
Rotary Cl»b; Eddie Fels, Mexia;
Bob Nestor, Keeehi; Mr. Betas,
Mr. Brewar, and Mr. Motherall of
College Station; and Max Hunter.
Fairfield.
Tas Watson will have charge of
next Wednesday’s program.
Fred Marberry
Rotary Speaker
Wednesday Noon
A large number of members and
visitors were on hand Wednesday
at the weekly luncheon of tha
Rotary Club, to hear Fred Mar*
Freestone-Leon
Draft Board
Members Named
Below is listed the chief regis-
trars, with their places of regis-
tration, of Local Board No. 47
comprising Freestone and Leon
Counties:
Fairfield—Clyde Glazener, Dis-
trict Clerk’s Office.
Wortham—Jimmie Shytles.^
Teague—J. E. Lambert.
Streetman—J. G. Milner, Mil-
ner’s Drug Store.
Centerville—J. B. Daniel.
Buffalo—Bill West. ,
Buffalo Star Routs—Travis
Moore'.
Jewett—J. A. Humphries.
Marques—T. M. Davis.
Oakwood—Kail Johnson.
Concord—Dewitt Burleson.
Normangee—H. C. Crain.
Flynn—Virgil Reed.
Nineveh—Mrs. A. Story.
Russell—Jack Manning.
W. R. CASH ION,
Chairman Local Board
No. 47, Fairfield, Texas,
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Burleson Funeral
Chapel Enlarged
Burlaaon’s Funeral chapel it be-
ing enlarged this week, tha origl-
nal building being lengthened by
sixteen feet. The building, when
completed will seat approximate-
ly 200 people.
Remember the Boys Club Stock Show Here Sept
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