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Plenty-ninth year
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCT. 14, 1954
L YAUDIENB KIRGAN
The luckiest people I know
l week are those who do not
jer with hay fever, and that
jgpw seems to be in the min-
■ the last several days. Look
^forward t0*a hard- freeze and
j R will be very soon. That’s
\quickest and surest relief. If
meet anyone with red eyes
[ Hose, and appears to he
crazy—they are, and de-
jfc your deepest sympathy.
* * *
Many special events coming
ftp that deserve your careful
■ attention. First the History
I Club bazaar Nov. 5 and (i at
[the club house. Many beautt-
Ifa) and useful items, some
I handmade by members, will
I be offered ... Second, the
I Lions Club sponsored Hallo-
' en carnival on the court-
lawn Oct. .30 , . . Fair-
I field’s first Trades Day Sat*
1 aiday, Oct. 16 with free en-
I tertainment for all . . . The
■Senior Class cake sale at local
Igrocers Oct. 23 . . . And the
I History Club sale of DeLuxe
I Trait Cakes for Christmas
[lilts and holiday meals in
lyonr home. Contact Mrs. F. B.
I Peyton to place your orders
[,, Junior High football game
[with Teague here Oct. 26.
* * *
Noticed in the Mexia Daily
iews that representatives from
Ifortham, Groesbeck, Kosse,
ue, Fairfield, Thornton,
lidge, and Fairoakes had
l invited to the Mexia Fiesta
21-23. Later read in Eagle
that Miss Patricia Falke
been selected to represent
Held. Our congratulations
Falke.
* * ♦
Jack Hawkins of the Groea-
M Journal and Wortham
[Mnnil la a strong supporter
Groesbeck Goats a ad
s be lure to rook-far
un Friday night, as Will
ire Hawkins family
! wtt the exception of Jack
tins, senior student at
[JMm Institute. Jack W. grad-
I from Groesbeck High in
1»1 and entered Rice in the
hIL He has been on the Deun's
IN of superior students dur-
[ tag his sophomore and junior
He is slated to receive
IMs Bachelor of Arts degree in
of 1955. Besides Jack W.
like Hawkins have one other
I ton and daughter in Groesbeck
[ High.
+ * *
Birthdays ... 3. W. Baldree,
20 . . . Jim Baldree in
a, Oct. 21 . . . Mrs. Mamie
. tardson, Oct. 17 . . . Freddie
|Folk, Oct. 28 . . . Shannon Rodg-
Oct. 28 . . . Ernest Folk, Jr„
- 28 ... E. G Miles, Oct. 3i
■l- ■ Joe Miles, Oct. 15 . . . Alton
|«rker, Jr.. Oct. 17 . . . Homer
'bertson, Oct. 17 . . . David
Oct 19 . . . Jack Mercer,
19 . . . Eddie Treadaway,
21 . . . Thelma Bonner, Oct.
• • B. G. Capps, Jr., Oct. 23
,• Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Thorn-
will celebrate a wedding an-
fcrsary, Oct. 18 . . Mr. and
*• 0- G. Capps, wedding an-
IVersary, Oct. 19.
♦ * *
Sidelines . . . The Htrectman
igfw* sent in each week by
[W*. W. M. t'ralg, was sent in
j*rror to Fairbanks and did not
?*• back to ns in time for pub-
I ®®*don last week. \Ve ap-
: Predate Mrs. Craig, and all
®ther corespondents and their
[••Operation in getting news to
S* early, and regret that
| through no error on her part,
J*8t week’s items were delay-
• • • Interested persons will
*«et at the Steward’s Mill
i Cemetery Friday to clean off
. . . Komecoining is
jWtedulod at Steward’s Mill
{fjnday, Oet. 17 . . . The C. C.
“•■nenbergs and granddaugh-
wrs and guests, Janet and
S **mha Edwards of Houston.
• the hall game Thursday
• • . We enjoyed fresh,
id*.. r ,u,'n*P greens and egg
J*®* from the garden of Mr.
Mrs. Ray Hilbert last
• . . Mi*. W. H. Goolsby
Route 2, Teague, has re-
med fTOm an exten<ied visit
^?New Mexico, Ixiuisiana,
jj*g«lan(l and Houston, and
' ^ "*le it glad to get home
S*1-* Lyon and Zada Ran-
L!r** AROUND TOWN, Page 8)
Fairfield Trades Day Saturday, Oct.
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Local Lions Club
Carnival Oct. 30
The Fairfield Lions Club will
sponsor a Halloween Carnival
ion the west and south side of
the courthouse square Saturday,
Oct. 30. The carnival will open
at 4 P. M. and continue through
the evening.
Members of the committee met
at the home of C. E. Childs, Jr.,
Monday evening to formulate
plans for the carnival. Many
exciting events are scheduled to
entertain the entire family.
Proceeds of the carnival will
bq used for the following: Texas
Crippled Children’s Camp at I
Kerrville, sponsored by the
Lions of Texas; school lunches
for underprivileged children;
glasses for underprivileged chil
dren; and the Fairfield Public-
Library.
Make your plans now to at-
tend the carnival, enjoy an even-
ing of fun, knowing the money j
you spend will go to these |
worthy causes.
II
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Nell Tisdale
Elected 1954
Eagle Sweetheart
Graveside Rites
Held Sunday
For Miss Roberts
K/IC GLENDALE BLACK of
the U. S. Navy Guided Missile
School at Panama. Calif., re-
cently spent two weeks in the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hairm Black. Upon his
return to the base he was
placed in charge of the Bobby
Shop on the Naval Base Black
is a graduate of Fairfield High
School where he held an out-
standing four-year record in
football, basketball, track and
other athletics.
Graveside rites were held at
Mt. Zion Cemetery Sunday af-
ternoon for Miss Elizabeth Rob-
erts, 72, who died at her home
near Turlington Saturday. The
Rev. Hal McCombs officiated.
Pallbearers were Otis Roberts,
Alvis Roberts, Jennings Dunbar,
King Dunbar, Floyd Harrison
and Await Jaster.
« Hist* Roberts was born in*
Freestone County Feb. 1, 1882,
where she lived all of her life. *
Survivors are three brothers,
John Roberts, Sam Roberts and
Bunyon Roberts, Fairfield; three
sisters. Mrs. J. K. Dunbar,
Humble Citv; Mrs. J. B. Weaver - , , ,. , .
Abilene, and Miss Nettie Rob-|fmm the flve -vanl lmt' foi' th,‘
Eagles Down
Allen Academy
Ramblers 41-0
The Fairfield Eagles defeated
the Allen Academy Ramblers
41-0 in a non-conference game at
Tate Stadium Thursday night
In the first quarter Douglas
Whiteside went over left tackle
erts, Fairfield.
Capps Funeral Home
charge of arrangements.
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Former Fairfield
Woman’s Brother
Buried In Waco
Funeral services were held in
Waco Monday afternoon for
Scott Fulton, brother of Mrs. A.
L. Laughlin of Hearne, former-
ly of Fairfield. Mr. Fulton, who
was connected with the Lone
Star Gas Co. for .35 years, died
at his home in Waco Friday af-
ternoon.
Those of Fairfield who attend
ed services in Waco Monda\
were Mr. anti Mrs. .!ne Richards.
Mrs. E. F. Giazener and Mrs.
.1 E. Lott.
Three Men
Leave Tuesday For
Selective Service
Robert Gayle Worthy of
Donic: L. G. Wall. .Ir.. Jewell:
and Jim Jones, Fairfieiil, let!
Tuesday for induction into mili-
tary service.
Mrs. Floys Dean Little of the
local Selective Service office, al-
so reported an order lias been
received for five men to report
Nov. 1 for induction, and 15
will be ordered to report for
pre-induction physicals.
M. L. Tapley
Dies In Quanah
Mrs. Olivo McCcig and Mrs.
Randolph White received word
last week of the death of their
brother-in-law, M L. Tapley, of I
Quanah. Mr. Tapley, 74 years
old. had been ill since April
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Mae Tapley. Quanah; one
son, Emmitt Tapley. New
Mexico; one daughter. Mrs. R I
H. Sandifer, and granddaughter, |
Roberta Sandifer, of Wichita j
Falls.
(first score and the kick for extra
, point was not good,
j In the second quarter Joe Ed
(Lane ran wide around right end
.from the five for a touchdown.
(Lane’s pass to Charles Mack
I Robinson in the end zone was
|good for the extra point. Fair-
field began play on the 50 yard
line after the Ramblers punted
on fourth down. Benny Blount
threw a short pass over center
completed to Larry Folk who got
away for the Eagle’s third TD
Lane’s kick for extra point was
good.
Later in the second period of
play, Milton Carroll intercepted
an Allen Academy pass on the
Rambler’s 10 yard line and ran
for the next score and again
Lane's kick was good and the
score at the half was 27 ().
Joe Ed Lane ran around l ight
end from the Hi yard line to the
two early in tile third quarter
and Whietside ran mrr right
tackle for the TD. Lane kicked
tile point making the score 34-0.
Benny Blount faked a hand-
off and kept the ball to i un
from the Rambler's 2N for tli
final TI) of the gamt
I)r, Robert Gordon
To Speak To TSTA
Meet Here Oet. 19
Dr. Robert G Gordon of tin
University of Texas, an expert
in the field of mental hygiene
will be the speaker for the fall
meeting of the Fret tone Coun-
ty unit of the Texas State Teach-
ers Association at the Method!-t
Church in Fairfield. Tucsdav.
Oct. 1!). at 7:30 P M
Dr. Gordon has been with the
Universtiy of Texas since 1!>!8.
serving as director of the Uni-
versity Veterans Advisory Ser-
vice, Assistant Dean in the Stud-
ent Life Office; and Consultant
with The Hogg Foundation for
Mental Hygiene.
Hi:p experience has ranged
from Dean of Freshmen at Buck-
nell University to a Naval Lieu-
tenant Commander during
World War II and Dean of Men
at The University of Redlands,
Redlands, Calif. Dr. Gordon,
whose Ed. D. degree from
Columbia Cniversitx was in the
I field of guidance and psycho-
logical services, brought to his
present position with the Cni-
vei sity of Texas . : • back-
I ground it, guidance .so student
| personnel work.
Author of several articles for
Student Personnel Journals, he
has conducted research projects
in “Religion and Student Person-
nel Work." He is working on a
three-year project with parents,
religious leaders, high school
faculties, and administrations
in deveoping a mental health
program for university students.
Also, Dr. Gordon served as chair-
man of the 1954 Rocky Mountain
Conference sponsored by the
Edward W. Hazen Foundation
of New Haven, Conn.
As one of the consultants for
the Hogg Foundation for Mental
Hygiene, Dr. Gordon has work-
ed with the Texas Federation of
Women’s Clubs in their Study
and Action Program for Mental
Heauii.
Mr.,. Grace Grayson, president I T. R Childs, principle of the
of the Freestone County unit, Fairfield Elementary School.
will preside at the meeting, and | was guest speaker at the meet-
Leo Stuver, superintendent of jng of the History Club Thurs-
Eagles And Goats
Clash Here Friday
d by
chant*
’ Fairfield’s first weekly Trade*
Day to be held through Christ-
mas. will be held Saturday, Oct.
16. Free entertainment will be-
gin at 1:30 P. M. on the court-
house lawn.
Trades Day is sponsor*^
the newly organized Merd
Trade Association, a group of
local business men and interest?'’-''
ed citizens.
Jack Ross, F. B. Peyton, Sam
Carroll, .Jr., and H. L. ’
driiJge are in charge of Satur-
f.,r I day's program, which will in-'
licyin elude music by the Southern E}*-
vnn | press String Band of Buffalo.^
lo,t record, and Fairfield has I Everyone is invited to attHIM
(one tie game behind them. (Fairfield Trades Day for K
i ast week, the Eagles, who ent entertainment and many’
were predicted to lose to the
j \ii<■ n Academy Ramblers, came
I out with a 41-0 win. They also
j The F.infield E igles will play
the mighty (bee h‘ek Goat - at
(Tab’ Stadium Friday nk-bt in
the first 21 A dCtrict y.une for
| both teams. Both teams
I day Friday night with a 1
sill
Mb,
to Malakoff
tied Center-
Miss Nell Tisdale, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A G. Tisdale of
Streetman, was elected football
sweetheart at a meeting of the
Eagles held last week. She will
he presented at the Eagle-Rre-
mond game at Tate Stadium
Oct. 22
Miss Tisdale has had three
years of Homemaking and is
chapter treasurer. She is also
treasurer of her junior class.
Buffalo, f
and Teague :
ville.
The Goats have played four
tough Glass A A teams. They
won their first game with Elk-
hart. 33-0, ami la,t week defeat-
ed the Marlin eleven 27-14. They
lost to the powerful Hill-boro
team 42-0 and to Teague 6-7.
Teague beat Fairfield 19-0.
The Goats, an experienced
team with the weight advantage
too. are chosen to defeat the
Eagles, but the Eagles will be
doing their best.
Game time is 7:45. Admission
will be 75 cents for adults and
30 cents for children Tickets
will be on sale at Gilpin Drug
until 6 P. M. The ticket office
at tile stadium will open at 6:30.
District 21-A
Tram
Kerens
Bremond
Fairfield
Groesbeck
Mart
Franklin .
standing:
T. R. Childs
Speaks At History
Club Meeting
Jack Mercer
Speaks AFRotaryr
Meet Wednesday
the Teague schools, will be in
charge of the program.
--o---
Shakespeare Club
Presents Noted
Speaker Oct. 20
The Groesbeck Shakespeare
Club will present Dr. Robert
Gordon, consultant on mental
health, Wednesday, Oct. 20, as
follows: at 10:30 A. M to the
Groesbeck High School students;
at noon at their luncheon hour
to the Lions Club; and in the
afternoon at 2:30 at the Method-
ist Church to the women of the
I Bi-Stone and nearby area.
Do not fail to take advantage
of this opportunity to hear Dr.
I Gordon for he lias a message for
| soil whatever vour age or sta-
tion in life.
I All Federated Club women are
expected ami ethers are invitee.
There wilt be a tea at die We
mail's ( lull lei!• e.viiig llie pie
gram at the emireli to which veil
Lane s I ._ . ..
day of last week. He
briefly on “True Americanism
and conducted a question-answer
session, with club members ex-
pressing their v iews on current
events which affect our Ameri-
can wav of life.
Mr. fluids was int:enticed by
Mrs. Morris Sneed, program
director. He stated he served
with the C. S. Navy for several
years visiting many countries
and knew America to be the
“greatest country on earth.” In
ciosmg he read a poem whic h he
had written during these Havels,
"Give' Me East Texas."
Mrs. ( N. Williford presided
ter the business sc
Mrs. L It Whatley
Jack Mercer of the Bureau of
Identification of the State De-
partment of Public Safety of
[Austin, was guest speaker at the
Rotary Club at the Tower Wed
sP°*f J nesdav noon. Edward Mercer,
superintendent of Fairfield
schools, in charge of the pro-
gram, introduced his brother.
Mr. Mercer gave enlightening
facts on the operations of the
Department of Public Safety and
law' enforcement of the State
of Texas. He highlighted the
functions of the various divis-
ions of the department and re-
lated actual cases handled by
the department. He stressed the
importance of individuals work-
ing with the officers and the
need for universal finger print-
ing for identification purposes.
Ben Capps presided and wel-
9"11 ami jcomed v isitors John Dagan, as-
acted assistant field executive of Boy
secretary in the ab.-ont e ol Mrs. iScouts. Mexia; unci John Ogdon.
II, li. Steward. I Elvis Hall and Rufus Brice,
Plans tor a bazaar in be spun , Mexia Rotarian: Rev. Hal Me-
! -orci by the club ami to be held Combs, Tilden Childs who
at the ciub house the first week thanked the club for its assist-
in November were discussed, anee in purchasing athletic
You are invited to visit the equipment for junior high; A1
bazaar where you will find Spring and Brent Bergstrom.
kick was good and the score
waas 41-0.
Fairfield starters were Penny
Blount, .Joe Ed Lane. Douglas
Whiteside, Charles Childs, backs;
and linemen Larry Folk, Arche
McAdams, Winfree Tate, Warren
Await, Donald Blount, Milton
Carroll, Charles M Robinson,
Buddy Aultman, center.
Coach Lawrence Baggett re-
ported all subs saw action in
this game.
are Invited.—Mrs.
general chan man.
(’. D. Kelly,
Notice To
Subscribers
If tlie date following your
name is 10-.VI your subserip-
tlon to The Recorder will ex-
pire Oet. 31. Un less renewed
on or before that time your
suhscrlption will expire and
must be discontinued.
Renew today so you will
not miss a single issue.
Future Farmers
Will Attend
State Fair Sat.
Approximately 40 local Future
Farmers will leave here at (i A
M. Saturday to spend tile* day at
the State Fair in Dallas. The
group will meet at the school at
5:30 A. M. They will be accom-
panied b.v Mr. and Mrs M. D
Humphrey and Shirley Horton.
EEA sweetheart.
Tbev will leave I he’ fair
.ground- promptly at 10 o’clock
Saturday night.
More than 75,000 LEA. EHA
|and LH Club members will be
served lunches by the State Fair
officials Saturday noon.
I — ---- —o------—
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mercer
j and Jack, Mr. and Mrs J E. Lott
and Loyd attended the Tvler
Junior College-Del Mar football
game in Tyler Saturday pight.
many items suitable for Christ-
inas gifts, as well as for vour-
j ,-clf. These are not used items
I but entirely new, many hand
| made by club members.
Mrs. E. B. Peyton, treasurer.
1 announced the club will again
( sell Deluxe Fruit Cakes to be
mailed anywhere von rare to
have them sent, or for your own
use during the holidays. Con-
tact Mrs. Peyton and place your
order early.
The clubhouse was beautiful
I ly decorated with seasonal flow
ers for the meeting. A lovely ar
(rangement of zinnias in pastel
shades centered the table.
Mrs. If. L. Wooldridge and
(Mrs. A II Bass were hostesses
lend served sandwiches, cookies
and coffee to those present.
—o —
Senior Class
Cake Sale
The senior class is sponsoring
a cake sale at the local grocery
stores Saturday, October 23. The
cakes will sell for $2.(X) each.
Robert Mortimer will have
charge of next week’s program.
-o-
Mrs. Findley’s
Father Dies; Rites
Held In Commerce
Funeral services wore held in
Commerce Wednesday for Wiley
Turner, father of Mrs. C. K.
Findley of Fairfield. Mr Tur
tier died at his home in Com
(merce late Monday following an
illness of several weeks. Mr.
(and Mrs. Findley were called to
Commerce Friday after his con-
dition was reported critical.
L. E. l ice Buys
Modern Courts
C E Tice reiwirts he has pur
chased Read's Modern Courts on
Highway 75 Mr. and Mrs. Tice
have operated the Aztec Courts
here for seven y’ears and state
they will operate the Modern
bargains offered by merchant*.
Meet your friends and neighbors
here Saturday, Oct. 16. Pro*
gram begins at 1:30.
W. L. McBryde
Falks On Crippled
Children’s Camp
•
• a. A3
as able to
organic,
as 19 per
The Fairfield Lions ClUh met.
In regular meeting at the Tower
Cafe Thursdav evening fict. 7.
Cion William L. McBryde of
Kerrville presented the program
which consisted of a color film
concerning tho Lions
Crippled Children’s Camp at
Kerrville. and a ouestlon and
answer session about the camp.
This camn is sponsored by
the Lions of Texas, but is avail-
able to any crinpled child recom-
mended bv a Lion. This pro-
gram made each Lion present
very proud that he was able to
be a part of such an
tion by paying as little ___
year to the camp fund for main-
tenance and operation. The
camp is equipped with a swim-
ming pool, handicraft shop,
archery range, ball courts, over-
night camping areas, and many
other facilities .to- he to. . two
youngsters enjoy their stay
•camp free of charge.
The club voted to sponsor a
Halloween carnival Saturday,
Oct 30, on the courthouse square
and basic plans were made. A
carnival committee was appoint-
ed consisting of C. E. Childs, Jr.,
chairman, Sam Carroll, Jr., and
J. S. Orand.
There were 24 members pres-
ent and Mrs. J. S. Orand, Lion
sweetheart. Lion McBryde was
the only guest.
I,ions W. C. Oakes, J. S, Orand,
and Jack Robinson have charge
of the program for October. Next
meeting date is Oct. 21.—Re-
porter.
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Make your plans now to help Courts with the same courteous
the seniors and also have a delic- and considerate manner, to the
ious homemade cake. tbest interest of their patrons.
-o-i—.
Farmers Meet
At Courthouse
Monday Oct. 18
Farmers are urged to attend a
meeting at the courthouse Mon-
day night, Oct. 18, at 7:30. A
representative of the Craddock
Pickle Company of Garland will
he there and explain their plans
to contract 300 to 600 acres of
cucumbers, guaranteeing a set
price per pound.
For further information con-
tact Hugh Whitaker, chairman
of the farmers marketing com-
mittee of the local Chamber of
(Commerce.
All farmers interested In ral*.
ing cucumbers, green beans and
peas are invited to lie present.
Rites Held
In Teague For
Mrs, Lucy Terry
Fairfield friends and relatives
attended funeral services In
Teague Friday for Mrs. Lucy
Terry who died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Jim Russ and
Mr. Russ in Houston Wednesday
of last week. Services were held
from the Methodist Church and
burial followed at Greenwood
Cemetery.
Mrs. ferry had not been w*Q
for sometime but her death was
unexpected.
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Deborah Ann White, Infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glynn
White of Teague, is at home
after being ill in a Mexia hos-
pital for 10 days. She Is report*
ed improving nlcel*^^^^^^^
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