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• Over 80 felony jury trials
• Over 20 cases appealed — won all except one
• Over 110 dope dealers prosecuted — lost only three; almost
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•Almost 4500 cases disposed of in County Court
• Over $600,000 collected in County Court fines and court costs
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people would enjoy hearing and
laughing at,” he said.
All the songs on Plant's new
album, recorded at Rosewood
Studio in Tyler, are original
Several local radio stations
have agreed to review the mu-
sic. His tapes may be pur-
chased locally at Ramsey's
Western Wear and Catfish
Junction.
Donnie was born in Dallas,
but moved to Pritchett when
he was in the fourth grade He
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; faces current Pct. 2 Justice of
the Peace Lyle Potter and Gary
Davis, an employee of Pct. 4.
I For Pct. 4 Commissioner,
incumbent Kenny Thompson
is challenged by Russell Green
Jr. and Bill Varnado Jr.
District Clerk Frankie
Montgomery Hamberlin is
challenged for reelection by
Mike Loyd.
Incumbent County Trea-
surer Myra Harris faces Phil-
lip Monts, who is running on a
campaign promise to abolish
the office if he’s elected.
Incumbent longtime County
Clerk Rex Shaw faces Dona
Flippo for reelection.
For Justice of the Peace, Pct.
2, Mary Stanley-Fell and Kaye
Roeder, both political newcom-
ers, are vying for the position.
In the Pct. 3 Justice of the
Peace race, former Justice of
the Peace Howard Lee Clifton,
chief Upshur County Juvenile
Probation Officer Ronnie G.
Mitchell, and Carolyn Weaver
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Perry, an employee of the Pct.
2 Justice of the Peace office,
are seeking the nomination.
115th District Judge Lau-
ren Parish and State Rep. Dist.
5 Bob Glaze of Gilmer are un-
opposed for renomination.
In the Republican Party pri-
mary, two candidates are seek-
ing the nomination for county
judge. They are Pct. 3 Justice
of the Peace James “Jim” Crow
and retired businessman C.
Ennis Jenkins in the only con-
tested local race in the GOP
primary.
Big Sandy resident James
Worthen is seeking the Repub-
lican nomination for Justice,
12th Court of Appeals, against
incumbent and former Demo-
crat Charles Holcomb.
Republicans have contested
races throughout the statewide
ballot; Democrats have con-
tested races for Attorney Gen-
eral, Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, and Railroad Commis-
sioner Democrats have con-
ceded most judgeship races on
the state level to the Republi-
cans
Solid Record of Success:
Pver 1000 felony offenders prosecuted — success rate of 97.5%
• Over 4500 years assessed in prison
★ Criminal justice professional for over 22 years ★
★ Ten years prosecution experience ★
★ Involved in civic improvement ★
All Proceeds go to
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purchase tickets. The office is
open two weeks before the per-
formance.
A special concert will be held
at 1 p.m., Thursday, March 12,
exclusively for high school band
students. Instructors may call
843-5399 and ask for Mary Nell,
to make advance reservations,
for their group to attend. Schools
are encouraged to make arrange-
ments as soon as possible so their
students can experience this
unique opportunity.
Members of the Arts Council
and the band will attend a re-
ception at Sarahs’ Bed & Break-
fast after the night performance.
This program is co-sponsored
by the Upshur County Arts
Council and KTPB Public Radio
from Kilgore College. It is also
partially funded by the Texas
Commission on the Arts. The
Upshur County Arts Council is
a nonprofit organization com-
mitted to bringing musical, dra-
By
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Balloons for the Kids a
fer is couched partly in terms completed form and $10 fee must
that excites anticipation of win- received and “officially recog-
$1,991
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Gladewater High School, and m
holds a degree from Arlington #
Baptist College. He also served r
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Donnie and his wife Helen m
have two children, Jacob and 4
Jared. His parents are Cliff
in Scarsdale, New York.
The letter accompanying the
“Winner’s Bank Selection Form”
states that returning the form
by March 25,1998 with the “nor-
mal $10 fee” means those re-
turning the form “have been of-
ficially approved to file ny Cash
Claim for $10,000 in cash.”
Another offer contained in the
letter is that those replying by
March 20, 1998 can be eligible
for an additional $2,200.
The rules of the contest as
contained in fine print on the
reverse side of the notification
letter states contestants (“nomi-
nees”) “must find the winning
words in three different word
building puzzles in three rounds
of play.”
“The objective is to score the
foremost tally in each round by
using words with the most letter
points according to the rules of
the puzzle.”
Healthy cooking
courses offered
Two courses focusing on
healthy cooking will be offered
this spring through the continu-
ing education department of
Kilgore College.
“Light and Healthy Cooking”
will meet 6:30-9:30 p.m. on
Thursdays for four weeks begin-
ning March 12. This course will
focus on cooking methods result-
ing in low-fat and low-calorie
dishes. Participants will learn
to cook nutritious, light and
healthy meals. The course will
also include shopping tips, time
and energy tips, recipes, menus
and much more.
The cost of the course is $35
plus $25 for food, spices and sup-
plies used in the course.
“Cooking for the Diabetic” will
be offered 6-9 p.m. Thursday
evenings for four weeks begin-
ning Thursday, April 9. This
class will focus on meals de-
signed for the diabetic diet and
the health conscious individual.
Topics include cooking healthy
and sugarless, shopping tips,
time and energy tips, recipes,
menus and much more. The cost
is $35 plus $25 for food, spices
and supplies used in the course.
For more information on these
courses, call the Kilgore College
Continuing Education depart-
ment at 983-8677.
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RE-ELECT
Kenny Thompson
Commissioner. Pct 4
For the first time in my memory in Pct. 4, we have a
good man with a good crew doing a good job. He has
replaced the junk machinery left to him with new or
good used equipment, debt free. We had places where
people drove in the bar ditch because it was better than
the road. You do not have to back out of roads now that
you were afraid to go into. We have no school buses
with broken axles All roads have been repaired and
will be re oiled if we elect Kenny to another term. We
are proud of him. You can’t beat Kenny, so let’s elect
him back. He is an honest man who enjoys all the as-
pects of his job. We need this full-time commissioner
for another term.
Bert Z. Moore, Rt 4, Box 179, Big Sandy, TX
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During my early years (mid more dirt in one hour than Dick
*30*s), I heard my Dad and and Top could move in a day.
uncles describe the work they We were amazed at how this
had done on Hwy. 80 (the new machine could push over trees,
highway). They told about the then hook on a scraper and
mule teams, wheelbarrows, gouge out huge (4 to 5 yards)
jand the real basic method of chunks of clay and speed off
moving dirt with shovels. The with it.
[main topic was usually how Roadbuilding really pro-
hard the work was, the wage of gressed during the decade be-
$1 a day (daylight to dark), tween Hwy. 80 and 155 con-
land the unmercifill foremen. struction. It was great to
in the late 1930s, Hwy. 155 watch, and Billy and I, along
[was completed from Gilmer to with Orbie and Barney, super-
[Pritchett. At that time survey- vised the work crews from
ing was done for the road on to Pritchett all the way to Pin-
[Big Sandy and Tyler. Construe- nacle. After that it was out of
tion was delayed during the bicycle range, so we had to
■war years (40-45), but we al- leave it up to Orbie and Barney
[ways held out hope that some- (they had a pickup truck) to
[day the road would be finished finish it.
at least to Big Sandy. Anyway, this was a turning
! I anticipated that this would point in my life. In 1947 I real-
provide an opportunity for me ized that a career as a mule
to hire out with old Kate and skinner was not too promis-
;Rodie as a full-blown mule ing. Hansen and Galbraith (the
‘skinner. I had watched Dick road contractors) didn’t even
J and Top work, and knew that I know that Dick and Top ex-
q’was big enough to handle a isted. They didn’t even use
firesnoe when I was 14. fresnoes for the finishing work.
Not too long after World War My attention shifted from
;n ended, my brother Billy and mule skinning to operating
;I discovered the fence builders heavy equipment. A year or
'working their way down the two later we acquired a
[new right-of-way from Pritch- Farmall Super A, and started
ett. Eli Cooper was in the crew, thinking of life without Kate
[and I think Lowe Spencer was and Rodie.
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Several mule fans have com- sign that “our” highway was to
mented about the mule sto- finally get built.
ries. They want to read more Some months later, the word
about the contribution that spread that construction had
mules made during the era started on the new road We
before farm and road machin- soon found our way up to the
ery came on the scene. I was worksite near Pritchett, and
also assured that my spelling discovered that they were us-
of fresnoe is correct, despite ing machinery. They were us-
the fact that my antiquated ing bulldozers and had an ap-
word processor beeps on that paratus that was pulled be-
word. hind a cat-tractor called a
I should also explain what I scraper. We didn’t see a single
meant when referring to the mule anywhere.
mule language that Dick and What we did find up there
Top Garner spoke. They com- was an audience watching all
municated with the mules, and this new-fangled machinery,
each other, with a series of Orbie and Barney Baird, some
unintelligible sounds that only of our other bachelor farmers,
they understood. These sounds and several other neighbors
included whistles, grunts, lip were there supervising.
smacking, and an occasional After watching for a few
profanity. Profanity was the hours, Barney Baird told my
only thing they spoke in En- brother and I that the buli-
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Continued from Page 1 17. Simpsonville. Simpson-
Ore City Community Center. ville Fire Station.
10. Lafayette, Lafayette Fire 18. & 19. Grice and Rose-
Station. wood, Democrats—Rosewood
11 .Ewell, Union Ridge Com- Baptist Church Activity Build-
munity Center. ing; Republicans—Harmony
12, Big Sandy, Big Sandy Fire Station.
School 20. Latch, Latch Community
a 13. Pritchett, Democrats, Center.
New Community Center; Re-
publicans, Old Community For more information, call
Center. ’ the appropriate party officials:
14 Rocky, Democrats, County Democratic Party
American Legion; Republi- Chairman David Griffith, 843-
cans, Eagle Lodge. 5005, or County Republican
15. Northwest Gilmer, Li- Party Vice Chairman Bill Ba-
brary Activities Building. con, 734-4054. Mike Smith, the
16 Union Hill, Union Hill county’s top election official,
School. may be reached at 843-3085.
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