Jones County Texas Archives - Vernon Community - 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, June 30, 1927 Visit to Farms of Vernon Community reveals better side of Farm Life; People Industrious and Contented by Ruth Davis Vernon is a little two-room school house in the center of a lively and growing community. It is built on the banks of the little creek that winds its way through the community. On this creek is where many of the ÒcityÓ folks of Stamford, Rule, Sagerton and Haskell spend their outings. Lots of fish are in the creek and with the shade trees it makes an ideal place for picnics, and for tourist stops. We donÕt have a church house in the community, but we have church in the school house once a month and a revival meeting will begin on Friday night before the second Sunday in July, which shows the people of the community are waking up, for it will be the first revival held here in many years. A Visit to the Hands As I stop with Mrs. Fulbright I find them to be a very busy family. Virgle Tillman, who is making a crop with Mr. Fullbright, was very busy running a two-row planter. Virgle is a boy Mr. Fullbright can leave his farm duties with an know they are going on first rate. Mr. Fullbright is an insurance agent and also sells monuments. The Fullbrights are old settlers, having moved here 15 years ago from Hill County. They moved here for Mr. FullbrightÕs health. They have reared and educated a large family. The home of Mr. I.N. Wilson was the next stop. Mr. Wilson had lived here 20 years and said he expects to die here for he thinks this is the best place for him. I arrived at the home of Mr. John Colvin just at supper time, but since it was getting late, I did not take time to eat; so, I sat out on the front porch and talked to Mr. Colvin a few minutes. Mr. Colvin and family moved here last year from Mississippi and purchased the Fancher farm. Mr. and Mrs. Colvin have seven girls and three boys at home and two daughters at school at Denton which gives him the largest family in the community. Most everybody has good water. It was growing dark when I drove up to Mr. Jim HardwickÕs and the family were sitting out in the yard, enjoying the cool breeze. Mr. Hardwick is a tenant farmer, but one of the very best in the county. I had a very pleasant call at the home of Mr. Teague, who lives on the Davis farm, Mr. Teague moved here from New Mexico three years ago. Mr. Teague lives by himself, and does all his farm work, keeps house and raises a large bunch of chickens. As I went to Mr. Louis Helms field, he was busy plowing cotton. He lives on the Jeter lease. He has a good crop, a nice bunch of chickens and turkeys. He also has a bunch of Durham cattle. His brother, Herman and Charlie Helm, lives on the same farm and have good crops. However, Charlie said he is ÒpowerfullyÓ in the weeds, but I could see nothing wrong with his crop. I find Mr. and Mrs. Jess Clemets enjoying good health enjoying farming. Mrs. Clemets has 150 White Leghorn hens and 31 young turkeys. Mr. Campbell has a son, J.C. barbering in Stamford. One home I did not get to visit was Mr. Schaake who has lived in the community 20 years.