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 AmericanThursday, July 7, 1927Corinth School District No. 37 has $700.00 outstanding bonds. The valuation of thedistrict is $183,865.00. The local tax rate is 50c. The bond tax rate is 25c. Thearea of the district is 12 square miles. The building is located eight milesnortheast 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 primaryroom under the supervision of Mrs. Williams who is teaching her third term here. MissCaffey has been principal of the school for two terms. She has grammar grades andhigh school work.In 1900 people living half way between Anson and Stamford realized the need of alocal school. Mr. T.W. Huff donated two acres of land for the school site. People ofthe community then came together to decide on a name for the district. It was finallydecided that Mr. Huff might have the privilege of naming the district. Previous tothis 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 hedecided on the name of Corinth for the Jones county school.The first school was taught in 1901 by Miss Blanche Turkencoff, now Mrs. Hodges ofthe Tuxedo community.In 1917 by bond issue a new modern two room building was erected and equipped to meetstate aid requirements. In Dec. 1923 the school won an automobile in a contestoffered by Anson merchants. This was sold and $300 put into an annex used fordomestic science work. Miss Luella Hauk introduced this work into the school. Theboys and girls of the school enjoy the training. The girls serve hot lunch to eachroom once each week usually Friday. The girls make in sewing one garment each monthof the term besides various other cooking and sewing.The school building has been used as a community center since the school wasestablished. There is a Baptist church organized at Corinth. The church has atabernacle which is used for summer services, but they have always used the schoolbuilding when they needed it.Corinth Community has two stores and filling stations. The first north of the schoolhouse 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 RhodeIsland 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 themarket.