Causey and
Causey built the first gin in 1885 before there was anything else at the place
where Jud later was eventually built. Jud was named after Jud Roberson who was
Terry Roberson's father. He came to the area in 1895.
Beginning in
1903 the folling businesses were established in Jud : Gin,Jess Causey, {Howard
Mays ran it} ; Post Office and Store, Crawford Allen ; Barber Shop, Tom
Mitchell , { Uncle of Sudie Mae Ballard } ; Tailor Shop, Henry Raymond ; Dry
Goods and Hardware , J.L. Jones ; Drug Store , Raymonds , ; Doctor McDonald ;
the Plew Grocery Store ; Blacksmith Shop, Peels ; and Mail Carrier,
Star Route , E. L. Ray.
The school was
built in 1906, and Miss Lewis Bray was the teacher.
Jud had two
churchs, a Baptist and a Methodist , and a Tabernacle where summer revivals
were held. The last store was owned by Bailey Foster and it closed in 1961. The
school closed in 1949 while Gladys {Terry } Mathis was the teacher. Trustees at
the time were Elmer Burleson , Cecil Jetton and Clyde Stringfield. The school
consolidated with Rule and Rochester.
The Baptist
Church disbanded September 3 , 1969 , and the gin closed in 1952. It was owned
by John Powell.
The willing
Workers H. D. Club was organized July 8 , 1948 in the home of Mrs J. H.
Isabell. Louise Newman was the County Agent. Officers elected were : Mrs John
Powell , President ; Mrs Elmer Burleson , Vice- President ; Mrs J.H. Isabell ,
Secretary ; Charter members were : Mrs Paul Bell , Elmer Burleson , J. H.
Isabell , Cecil Jetton , John Powell , Ira Short , D.N. Powell , John
Mullis , and Eugene Wheeler.
Activities of
the club included ice cream suppers , canasta , and forty- two parties ,
Halloween parties , floats in parades , and the November 11th celebration.
We entered a
float in the Haskell County Fair and won first place October 1 , 1948. Our theme
was the United Nations.
We had all
kinds of demonstrations on foods, clothing , parlimentary rules and many more
interesting and informative subjects. The club disbanded on Febuary 26 , 1953
in the home of Mrs. S.E. Lewis who was the last president. The last club
secetary was Mrs. Elmer Burleson.
THE 1953 TORNADO
Perhaps the
most heart-breaking occurance in the history of this community resulted from
the tornado that struck March 13 , 1953.
Mr. and Mrs.
Abb Hutchens lost every building they had on their two farms. Thier home and
the home of I.B.Ashleys , on their other farm , was completely destroyed.
Mrs Ashley , five of
her children , a married daughter and two of her children were there at the
time. They were having Bible Reading when the tornado hit and didnt realize a
storm was coming . Mrs. Ashley was expecting her eleventh child any day. She,
two daughters , one son { twin } , and one little granddaughter were killed.
This was a
great disaster for our community and the whole community was saddened and
helped the family in every way possible. We donated clothes, sat up
with the injured at the hospital and did all we could . The married daughter
and her baby and the other twin survived the storm. No one knows how.