Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 1973 Page: 1 of 6
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Published at Cooper, Texas, Thursday, September 6, 1973
EIGHT PAGES
unty Financially Sound GS U Sets Increase Football Season Opening
-- For Service Charges
movement
irkshop To
jin Monday
4(irst session in a series
iCounty Community
1( Workshops will
u1(j'Monday night, Septem-
|li), ai i:30 o’clock at the
’ Hoads Community Cen-
ter (or the lu st session
hied to be Henry Kirk,
Development Specialist
["Texas Power and Light
HD, Kirk spoke to corn-
leaders tn Cooper in
J August.
lopic of discussion for the
Wi is pei sonal grow tii.
u other workshop sessions
| be held on consecutive
nights at other corn-
centers in the county,
[session will be on a dif-
»phase of com mun ity 1 ead -
Kpand the discussions will
iby a different resource
milar workshops have been
fin Hopkins and Red River
lies and were widely ut-
Lj, Results ol these work-
[wore that leadership was
roved ami community im-
lemeiu interest was spark-
Jrerv person in Delta County
I some community tie or im-
Vment interest is invited
lend the workshop sessions.
session will last about
I hours and include a re-
Iment break.
Inflation, as some call this
present state of econom ic grow -
th being experienced by just
about everyone, has raised the
standard of living above all ex-
pectations, at least for those
people who just a few years
ago had to pinch pennies for the
bare necessities of life.
This economic growth is not
limited to individuals, it has
come to such governmental a-
gencies as Delta County, es-
pecially since Revenue Sharing
has put almost $75,000 in the
county coffers.
The financial condition of
Delta County could be termed
the most solvent in history with
some $183,101 on open deposit,
an unannounced amount in bonds
and $56,325 in certificates of
deposits at two Delta County
banks.
County Treasurer’s report
of July 31, shows some $58,394
in genera! operating funds and
$124,710 in the four Commis-
sioners precinct accounts. De-
signated Road and Bridge and
Road and Bridge special (Rev-
enue Sharing). Precinct One
had a balance of $31,396; Pre-
cinct Two, $34,209; Precinct
Three, $35,845; and Precinct
rour, $23,260.
The Certificates of Deposit
listed on the statement includes
$36,225 at First National Bank
and $20 000 inKnloe State Bank.
Of the monies on hand, which
include $245.96 in Delta Nation-
al; $62,730 in F.nice State;
$125,861 in First National, the
county expended some $18,558
in .July and listed $5,884 as
checks outstanding.
New service connection
charges have been announced
by GulfStates-United Telephone
Company . The list of charges,
headed by a $35 business in-
stallation charge, will become
effective September 10.
“The loc?' exchange rates
we_charge today include a large
portion of the past costs of
installing, moving, changing and
disconnecting telephones,” said
District Manager Bobby Black.
“This means that all of the sub-
scribers who have been in their
present locations for a number
of years without requesting the
telephone company to change
or modify their service are be-
ing burdened by those subscrib-
ers who move more frequently
or request the telephone com-
Cotton Brings 55c Here
..mnt /-V- Ikn I 1 I Ol in nontC fm
For the past week or so the
talk around town has been the
high price cotton is expected
to bring this fall. While the 1973
harvesting here is still several
weeks away, a sale of last
year’s hold-over cotton brought
a record price for this area.
Cooper Cooperative Gin
Company in a transaction last
week sold twenty-seven bales
of 1972 cotton, produced by
A. L. Mobley west of town,
for 55<J per pound. It is the
belief of most that this is the
highest price ever paid here.
What price 1973 cotton will
bring is still speculation, how-
ever last week cotton in the Rio
Grande Valley brought 85C and
Won Circuit Sets Revival
(vital services will be held
[ember 9 - 14 at the Roxton
felon, and Ben Franklin
Methodist Churches,
khing will be lorn l’eel,
lor of First Lnited Metho-
I Church in Cooper, and the
Leader will lie J im Wulker.
mate minister at First U-
Meth odist Church in
Bs.
leriinov •• ;!• ix; held each
king a: 7;00 n m I .oration
(services will be as fol-
Sept. 9 & io - RoKton,
h
Sept. 11 & 12 - Brookston; and
Sept. 13 & 14 - Ben Franklin.
All area residents are cordially
invited to participate in these
services as we seek to know
the renewal that only God in
Christ can bring, stated the
pastor, Rev. David Griffin.
In addition to the evening
services, special ycxuh bleak-
fasts will be held Mon day-
through Friday at 7:00 a.m. in
fellowship hall ot Roxiuu Unit-
ed Methodist Church.
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lie Leaders Organize Cooper Development , l929.
ihnlrWc ,>r o i pc ted Miller, Will A. third grade 13; fourth grade 11, Pauline n er son urn y chase Pratt, brought into town, but neither of turn unloaded it onSher iff Free- mg, nearfy 12 hours late
REV. TIM W tLKER
better grades were nearing $1.
Last year, many cotton farm-
ers sold for prices up to 33d
a pound, which was considered
good, however some got as lit-
tle as 19d. Back in the days
when a farmer could produce
as much cotton as he desired,
the price didn’t mean as much
as today when allotments dic-
tate yield, and costs of pro-
duction mount.
Prior to last week’s 55C
sale, the highest recorded price
here was 43C in the late 1940’s
and the lowest was 10(* in the
early 1930’s.
Delta County has a cotton
allotment of 22,412 acres which
is expected to produce around
15.000 bales and if the prices
continue to soar, farmers here
could experience their most
prosperous year, that is the
farmers who did not place their
crops under contract in the
spring. It has been estimated
that thirty to forty percent of
the 1973 crop was put under
contract with prices ranging
from 29 to 33-1/2 cents.
t orwara cuuir acting 'iad be-
come a popular marketing tool,
its basic advantage being a
guaranteed price for a particu-
lar commodity and thus
insurance against a market
price drop. But what happens
when prices are rising, as is
the case this year?
“Contracting doesn’t allow
for farmers to benefit from
rising prices like the recent
upsurge in cotton and grain,
point out Wayne Hayenga and
Roland Smith, agricultural e-
conomists for the Texas Agri-
cultural Extension Service.
41 Especially in cotton, this
year’s situation is just reverse
of what it was last year.”
Last year many cotton buy-
ers took heavy revenue losses
when prices fell below contract-
ed levels.
When farmers were commit-
ting themselves in March for
the “high” prices of $2.50 for
grain sorghum and 30 cents for
cotton, $5-grain sorghum and
60-cent cotton appeared to be
impossible figures.
“There is some concern in
the marketing system about ru-
mors that some farmers may
not honor their contracts. This
may have long term effects on
the whole contract marketing
procedure and some drastic
short term effects on farmers
who don’t deliver their con-
tracted crop,” say the econo-
mists.
The reason for this concern
is that the first buyer has made
a commitment to continue the
product through the marketing
system to the final consumer.
For example, in the case of
grain sorghum the usual pract-
ice is for the local elevator,
as soon as he signs a contract
with a farmer, to resell the
grain to a regional elevator or
exporter. The local elevator
normally writes these contracts
with only a small mark-up to
cover his expenses and give a
small profit.
uivni h.nt»n« when a farmer
I « nw. ST
doesn’t deliver his grain to the
elevator?
“A farmer who has contract-
ed his crop could face a law
suit if he does not deliver and
fulfill the contract,” note Hay-
enga and Smith. “Cotton mills
or large grain exporters will
not hesitate to file suit against
local buyers who do not honor
their contracts. These local
merchants and elevators pro-
bably do not have the financial
base to absorb the losses that
could occur this year, so they
may be forced to sue individual
farmers or go bankrupt.”
The higher price for cotton
has been brought about by re-
duced crop, nationally, plus a
substantially increased expect-
ed demand. The nation’s cotton
crop is normally around 12
million bales of which one-
fourth to one -third is produced
in Texas.
panv to movr or change out
services at their residence or
place of business.”
“The revenues we receive
from these new charges will
be from the customers creating
the cost and not from all of
our customers. It is going to
be a fact of life that we will
have to continue asking for
increases in local service rates
as long as we are faced with
continued higher operating
costs brought about by increas-
ed wages and material costs
involved in furnishing good
quality of telephone service,
but revenues from these ser-
vice connection changes will
reduce the amount we have to
request,” Black said.
The new charges include a
$25 installation charge for res-
idences; a re-connect charge
for facilities in place of $17
for residences and $20 for bus-
inesses; $10 re-connect for non-
payment of bill; there will be
no charge for installation of
extensions at time of primary
service connection, but $8 and
$10 will be charged for exten-
sion installation requiring a
separate visit.
Equipment changes at the
request of the customer will be
$12.50 for residences and $15
for businesses; requests for
name changes will be $6 and$8;
customer requested number
changes will be $12.50 and
$15.00; inside moves for main
stations and extensions will be
$8 tor residences and $10 for
businesses; inside moves for
key telephones will be $18; and
service calls due to subscriber
owned equipment, $20.
“Although these charges are
considerably higher than our
present $8 for residences and
$12 for business, they are still
somewhat lower than the real
cost of doing the work. Aver-
age costs were calculated by
applying our company’s labor
rates to the average time in-
volved in performing each
firnction,” Black explained,
‘‘Cost of materials used in each
case is not included m tne
charge.”
Savings Bond Sales
At 38% Of 1973 Goal
Series E and H United States
Savings Bond sales in Delta
county during the month of July
totaled $4,803, according to O.
T. Preas, County Bond chair-
man. Sales for the seven-month
period were $22,753 for 38%
of the 1973 goal of $60,000.
Sales in Texas during the
month amounted to $17,185,499
while sales for the seven-month
period totaled $137,169,781 with
63% of the yearly goal of $216.6
million achieved.
Will Preach Sunday
Rev. L. D. Davidson, Gilmer,
will preach Sunday, September
9, at the Mt. Joy Church. Every-
one is invited to attend the ser-
vices.
Bulldogs At Mt. Vernon Friday Night
It’s that time of the year
again. The Cooper Bulldogs will
play their first scheduled game
in Mt. Vernon F'riday night.
Game time is eight o’clock.
The Bulldogs, currently
ranked eighth instate Class A,
are expecting to better their
9-1 record of last year and go
beyond their district champion-
ship.
In twopre-season scrimmages
the Bulldogs were impressive
on both offense and defense.
Last week in a head-knocking
battle with Class AA River-
crest, the Bulldogs scored in
the final seconds to edge the
Rebels 1-0.
Quarterback Joe Shaw hit
receiver Gary liainey on a 35
yard pass for the score. The
play was set up on an inter-
ception by linebacker Gary
Wood.
Probable offensive starters
Friday night at Mt. Vernon will
be Joe Shaw at quarterback;
Mark Ham. tailback; BlakeShaw
full back; Rodney Rainey, flank-
er; Gary Rainey and Gary Wood,
ends; Ronal Kennemer and Joe
Kervin, tackles; Randy Wood
and Bill Olson, guards; and Joe
Bob Shaffer, center.
On the defensive line is ex-
pected to be J im Spagane, Joe
Kervin, Danny Gaddy and Bill
Olson with Gary Wood and Blake
Shaw as linebackers; Mark Ham
and R.uidy Wood, cornerbacks;
Joe Shaw, Gary Rainey and Rod-
ney Rainey in the secondary.
At Mt. Vernon, the Bulldogs
expect to repeat their perform-
ances of the past two years
when they defeated the Tigers
21 to 7 and 20-0.
Puppies Open Here Thursday
The Cooper Junior High
Puppies will open their 1973
football schedule here Thursday
night with two games against
Mt. Vernon. Coach John Silman
expects to field two strong
teams this season as both sev-
enth and eighth grade squads
turned in impressive perform-
ances in scrimmages with
Prairieland last Thursday.
The seventh grade team
scored one touchdown on a 65
yard punt return by J. C. Mor-
ris, who according to Coach
Silman “did a good iob running
throughout the scrimmage
game. The defensive unit held
the Prairieland team scoreless.
In the eighth grade game,
James Jeter To Give Paris Recital
Juilliard graduate, James
Jeter, will present a bassoon
recital at Central Presbyterian
Church in Paris, September 13,
at 8 p.m.
Jeter will be assisted by Dr.
James Richards on oboe, head
ot the Music Department at
East Texas State University;
Dr. John Burkett on piano, and
Dr. James Deaton on clarinet,
etsu faculty members.
Open to the public free of
charge, the recital will feature
the following works: Concerto
No. 2 in B flat by Mozart, Third
Duo for Clarinet and Bassoon
by Beethoven, Concerto in E
minor by Vivaldi, Sonate by Hin-
demith, Parable for Solo Bas-
soon and Piano by Poulenc.
Jeter is the son ofYandell
and Nelle(Cooper)Jeter of Par-
is, and the grandson of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jeter and
Mr. and Mis. Emory Cooper.
He is a 1967 graduate of Paris
High School School. He receiv-
ed the John Philip Sousa Band
award and was in the Texas
All-State Band for three con-
secutive yeais. Receiving a
scholarship to Lamar State Un-
iversity in Beaumont, he play-
ed with the BeaumontSymphony
and Civic Opera Orchestra.
In the summer of 1969, Jeter
received a scholarship to the
Sewanee Summer Music Festi-
val at the University of the
South in Tennessee and while
there studied with Wilfred Rob-
erts, principal bassoonist with
the Dallas Symphony.
He transferred to the Uni-
versity of Texas in Austin in
1969 and there played with the
U. T. Symphony and Austin
Symphony, and studied with
James D!ckie, former bassoon-
ist with the New York Phil-
harmonic Orchestra.
Jeter played principal bas-
soon with the American Wind
Symphony Orchestra of Pitts-
burgh, Penn, in the summer
of 1970 and received his Bach-
elor of Music degree from the
University of Texas in 1971.
Auditioning m New York
City, he was accepted to the
Graduate program at the Juil-
liard School of Music where he
studied with Harold Goltzer,
Jeter plans to return to New
York after his Par is recital,
where he will continue his stud-
ies at Juilliard, give recitals
and freelance in the city.
Tim Lowery scored two touch-
downs and Deny Hagen one.
Greg Toon and Mike Gentry al-
so ran well in the scrimmage.
The Prairiland offense had as
much trouble with Coopor’sde-
fense as they did stopping the
Puppies’ offense. Throughout
the game, the Prairiland of-
fense crossed the fifty yard
line only one time and that was
to the 48. Outstanding on the
line for Cooper were Neil Hen-
son, Dayle llinsley and Mark
Robinson.
The seventh grade game here
today (Thursday) will begin at
5:30 pm. followed with the
eighth grade match at 6:30.
Other games on the schedule
include: Rivercrest here on
September 13, 7th and 8thgames
beginning at 5 p.m.
Whitewright there on Sep-
tember 27, 7th and 8th, 5 p.m.
Royse City there on October
4, 7th and 8th 5 p.m.
Lone Oak here on October 11,
8th grade only, 5:30 p.m. First
District game.
On October 18, the 8th grade
team will play F'annindel there
at 7 p.m. and the 7th grade will
meet Prairiland here, also at
7 p.m.
Honey Grove will be here
October 25, 8th grade, 5:30
p.m.
Wolfe City, there, November
1, 8th, 7 p.m.
Quinlan there on November
8, 7th and 8th, 5:30 p.m.
BASSOONIST JAMES JETER
also elected Miller. Will A.
Pratt and Hendrix asabusiness
committee to have immediate
charge of the business of the
board of trustees.
“The trustees appointedNew-
r article stated that “The man lhe boil’d
r;,,;aS CUlled 10 oldei by ofTriistec's in such matters as
: d‘.er’ **“« President, ° #y m‘ght nced legal services
or counsel.
fto'Kholders of the Cooper
Foment Company met here
• ‘B'rpose of permanent
Nation, according to the
M*r 23, 1920 issue of'I'he
<*r Review.
P article stated that “The
following stockholders
•letted by vote u ttuit-
P' Miller, C. C. Dun-
. Newman Phillips, C.
I*' WUl 8. Pratt, Dr. D.
r0"r>, John llethcock, A. H.
^ru and Charles M. Mc-
#>.
his
(rustees so elected,
["The
ftrs were chosen from their
^ *’■ V Miller, presi-
l • b. Dunnagan, vice-
I(,U" L H. Ilencli i\, sec-
V and treasurer; W. F.
' ' lluld manager; and II.
T. engineer. Trustees
Professor J. H. 111
published report to the
Cooper School board, stated
that “Total enrollment in the
primary and intermediate
grades was 216 boys; 20o girls
Jo,- a total of 421. Enrollment
in the high school was 61 boys
and 91 girls, total 152. Enroll-
ment in the colored school was
56 boys and 60 girls, total >.
Professor Newton also gave
a report on tardiness by grades:
“Number of pupils taid> 111
first grade 7; second grade 13;
third grade
fifth grade 6;sixth grade 4;
seventh grade 13; eighth grade
10; ninth grade 19; tenth grade
8;'eleventh grade 5; total of 109.
• ‘Repart on corporal punish-
ment: Number of pupils punish-
ed in first grade 4; third grade
1; fourth grade 1, fifth grade 1;
total 7.
“The following received a
grade of A in deportment: Fro-
tuo Culp, Robert Fulton, Glen
Fisher, Wilson Good, Lundy
Hooten, H. L. Hocutt, Max Latta
Redus Patterson, Ray Taylor,
r. F. Wood, Ruth McFarling,
Robert Smith, Choice Wicker-
sham, Erskin Ward, Obcia
Price, Thelma Flanary, Val
Jean Parsons, Wanda Smith.
“T. Thompson, Clarice
Turnbaugh, Wendell Darwin,
Opal Preas, C. P. Sissel, Lau-
reta Orr. Ed Turbevllle, Clyde
Turnbaugh, Merle Anderson,
Laura Clifton, Lucile Hendricks
Glen Hurley, Odelle Kerbow, A.
J. Adams, Mary Lowry, Doris
Yeager, H. Moore, LucileShel-
ton, Charlie Watkins, Ellen
Carrell, Nora Delle Darwin.
“Edna Helm, Erma Henson,
Annie Mary House, Abbie Lee
Newkirk, Onie Lamb, Lucile
McAlexander, MildredMorris.
Maud Nidever, Ethel Shelton.
Dalila Foust, Helen Jenkins,
Celine McClain, OmaMcClana-
han, Mattie McGuire, Ruby Mc-
Millan, Melba Pratt, Tommie
Rountree, Virginia Slough,
Helen Ware, Josephine White,
Glady s W illiamson.
“Anna Woodruff, May Bell,
Travis Burgess, Delia Carrell,
Ruby Clower, Ludie Frazier,
Marie Hardy, Ethel Henson,
F.udora Moore, Vivian Patter-
son, Eula i’otter, Ruby Wallace,
Mable Smith, Edith Whitlock,
Samuel Newton, Chase Pratt,
Maud Anderson, Dollie Beck-
ham, Ellie Buck, Ida Ewing,
F'ama Gaston, Era Pearson,
Minerva Stockton and Gladys
Yoakum.”
The same issue reported un-
der the heading “Fallin Off In
Automobile Registration,”that
“The total number of registra-
tions of motor vehicles in Delta
county for the year 1920 so far
is 1408. In 1919,1444 such license
were issued in this county.
“On Friday evening while the
sheriff and his deputy, Bud May-
nard, were scenting near the
Dumping Ground on matters
pertaining to the office, two
men in a Ford were acting
rather suspiciously and the of-
ficers took their stand to await
developments. Six fruit jars,
each containing half a gallon of
White Mule, were found hidden
brought into town, but neither of
them would make a statement
and they were locked up in the
county bastile until the next
morning when they furnished
$500 bond to appear in justice
Maynard’s court at 10 o’clock
Tuesday.”
And, “While the children of
J. P. Smith were play ing around
his blacksmith shop which is
opposite the Gar rard Hotel in
this city, they found a fruit jar
hidden under some corrugated
iron on the outside of the build-
ing which they carried to their
mother. Removing the top she
was surprised to find upon in-
vestigation that instead of be-
ing filled with Adam’s ale, it
contained r liquid with the fumes
of Hades and the kick of White
Mule.
“Mr. Smith turned the jar
and it joy water over to City
turn unloaded it onSher iff F ree
man. F'.vidently it was left there
on purpose and the parties for
whom it was intended failed to
find it or were afraid to take
it away.”
The November 30, 1920 issue
of the Review reported that
“The Tender of Texas Midland
Derailed ... While No. 6, due in
Cooper at 6:05 p.m., was one
mile north of Klondike and with-
in a few feet of the trestle that
spans the bottom south of John’s
Creek, the tender of the loco-
motive was derailed, said to be
caused by a broken rail, lhe
engineer had his train under
control and fortunately, no one
was frightened nor injured.
“Several passengers tooh
advantage of the service cars
that went out to meet then, came
into town and put up at the
hotels for the night. The train
morn-
ing, nearly 12 hairs late.
And, “Monday evening the
Jeffersonian Debating Club of
Cooper High School met and
initiated three members: Chase
Pratt, Glee Taylor and Glen
Turner.
“This is the first debating
club that has been formed in
CHS and if they don’t move the
earth, something will be in the
way.
“Charter members of the
club are Aubrey Adair, pre-
sident; Charles Combs, secre-
tary; Peyton Townsend, Rua
Price, lames Hunt, John Car-
roll. JohnGarmany , Pig Choate,
Eldrid Good and James Darwin.
“Membership is open for
every boy who goes to school
and can talk.”
To Be Continued
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Jill
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