Jones County Texas Archives - History of Corinth School District - 1927 *********************************************************** Submitted by: Dorman Holub Date: 19 January 2020 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/jones/jonestoc.htm *********************************************************** The Stamford American Thursday, July 7, 1927 Corinth School District No. 37 has $700.00 outstanding bonds. The valuation of the district is $183,865.00. The local tax rate is 50c. The bond tax rate is 25c. The area of the district is 12 square miles. The building is located eight miles northeast of Anson and eight miles southwest of Stamford. The trustees are Messrs. T.J. Lovvorn, I.Z. Watts and S. Moss. The teachers are Miss Olga Caffey and Mrs. E.A. Williams. The present term shows an enrollment of 90 pupils, 50 being in the primary room under the supervision of Mrs. Williams who is teaching her third term here. Miss Caffey has been principal of the school for two terms. She has grammar grades and high school work. In 1900 people living half way between Anson and Stamford realized the need of a local school. Mr. T.W. Huff donated two acres of land for the school site. People of the community then came together to decide on a name for the district. It was finally decided that Mr. Huff might have the privilege of naming the district. Previous to this time Mr. Huff had lived in Fannin county near a school and Church named Corinth. The Corinth in Fannin county held a very dear place in Mr. RuffÕs memory therefore he decided on the name of Corinth for the Jones county school. The first school was taught in 1901 by Miss Blanche Turkencoff, now Mrs. Hodges of the Tuxedo community. In 1917 by bond issue a new modern two room building was erected and equipped to meet state aid requirements. In Dec. 1923 the school won an automobile in a contest offered by Anson merchants. This was sold and $300 put into an annex used for domestic science work. Miss Luella Hauk introduced this work into the school. The boys and girls of the school enjoy the training. The girls serve hot lunch to each room once each week usually Friday. The girls make in sewing one garment each month of the term besides various other cooking and sewing. The school building has been used as a community center since the school was established. There is a Baptist church organized at Corinth. The church has a tabernacle which is used for summer services, but they have always used the school building when they needed it. Corinth Community has two stores and filling stations. The first north of the school house being owned by G.H. Wersebee and the first south by J.W. Watts. Special farmers have made a specialty of chicken raising. Mr. L.Z. Watts and Mr. W.G. Lassiter have Buff Orphington, Mr. Mark Holloway and Mr. C.L. Thurman have Rhode Island Reds and Mr. T.J. Lovvorn has White Leghorn chickens. Mr. H.W. Seay, Mr. Albert Salmon and Mr. Chas. Vasek here made good money from raising hogs for the market.