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Bogata
Not like the bears, please!
Regular readers may recall
that several years ago we be-
gan the "battle of the bears" in
which people repeatedly told
us they had seen bears in na-
tional parks or in the wild. We,
on the other hand, had repeat-
edly tried to see bears, and
unless we go to the zoo, have
never managed to see one. I
suppose if we ever do it will be
the last sight we see, it will
probably kill and eat us!
Well, there have been lots of
comments concerning the pic-
ture we ran a few weeks ago of
the poor bear that was hit by a
semi-tractor trailer truck not
so many miles from here on IH
30.
I've been ribbed that if we
can't find bears in exotic places,
perhaps we should try and find
bears locally!
Well, I don't hold much
hope of finding a real bear
around here, but will keep my
eyes open. Obviously there is a
small chance.
Now people are starting with
our new alligator. After writ-
ing about the five foot con-
crete alligator we have parked
by our front pond we have had
a pretty steady stream of folks
driving down our driveway
and taking a look at it.
That's fine, I don't mind at
all.
Evelyn Nixon brought me a
little "baby" alligator made
out of rubber to put beside the
big one. It's cute.
But what about those people
that keep telling me I could
have a REAL alligator, all I
have to do is go to the Red
River and catch the one that
was released there a couple of
weeks ago by the people at
Chicotah who found it in their
pond!
Now folks, don't start Give
us a little bit of a break
here....we have both SEEN al-
ligators in the wild down in
Louisiana. We don't need to
have photos of alligators, let-
ters ribbing us about alliga-
tors and phone calls telling us
about alligator sightings! They
aren't nearly as rare as a
bear...at least to our eyes.
I realize we leave ourselves
wide open for these things by
writing about them. But trust
me, a concrete alligator is the
ONLY kind we want!
89th YEAR, No. 8 BOGATA, RED RIVER COUNTY, TEXAS
For the
Love of Liberty
(Reproduced from
July 2, 1959 Issue of the Paper)
The Flag of the United States of American changes to keep
pace with a growing nation. But the ideal it represents
remains unchanged-a free nation of free citizens; govern-
ment by consent of the governed; a government of law rather
than of men; government of the people for the people.
The ideal shines brightly, beckoning to people the world over
who cherish liberty. Yet we who inherited freedom as our
most precious birthright guard it but indifferently. Though
we would protect it with our lives against foreign enemies,
we trade it away cheaply among ourselves. Bit by bit we hand
freedom over to the government in exchange for laws hope-
fully designed to preserve or provide temporary material
advantages. We barter liberty for protection from predatory
individuals or groups; we swap it for subsidies which burden
us with taxes and shackle us with restrictions.
Our ancestors willingly accepted privation to be free of
government bondage. We willingly accept the yoke of gov-
ernment for the promise of a full belly and easy life. From us
our children will inherit a cheapened remnant of freedom-
along with the bill for our shortsighted selfishness.
There is a much-quoted aphorism on government which,
while it is by no means a complete or perfect truth, deserves
careful consideration by our legislators in their law-making
and by us in the demands we make upon our legislators: That
government governs best which governs least.
Eighth annual fireworks
display to be held July 4,1999
ANCIENI BA I ILEMENIS- I he Hales have visited the spot in Germany where their family
originated, and took this photograph of the castle their family had.
Hales trace
ancestry back to 704 A.D.
Red River haven along with the
Bogata Lions Club will be hosting
the 8th annual fireworks display on
Sunday, July 4, 1999. The event will
be held a dusk (around 9-9:30 pm) at
Red River Haven parking lot.
Anyone wishing to make dona-
tions to help purchase the fireworks
may go by Guaranty Bank and have
them put in the fireworks fund at the
Frontier Day is
reported successful
Physicals offered
The Talco-Bogata 7th and 8th
grade students must have a doctor's
physical in order to participate in
sports.
Free physicals are being offered to
the Talco-Bogata students who are
required to have one for activities at
the school. The date will be July 17,
1999 at the Rivercrest Office. Girls
will begin at 8:00through 10:00a.m.;
Boys will begin at 10:00 a.m. through
12:00 noon. The doctor providi ng the
physicals will be Dr. Emmitt of
Bogata. For more information con-
tact Rivercrest Principal, Keith
Brown at 632-5204.
The Bogata Frontier Day spon-
sored by the Bogata Lions Club is
reported a huge success. Many turned
out for the various events of the day
and winners in some of the events are
as follows: Coins in the Sandbox-big
winners were Dustin Gentry and
Miranda Mauldin.
Bobbing for Apples-Emily Hood
Horseshoe pitching-Stuart Williams
and Mike Upchurch.
Womens Nail Driving-Joyce
Bivins.
Mens Nail Driving-Bart Carson
Womens Log Sawing-Teresa
Smith,
Mens Log Sawing-Andy Poellien
Turtle Race-Micah Upchurch
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SUBSCRIFTIONS
I1B.00 A Year For Rad hirer, Umar and Tltua
The Bogata Rodeo held last week-
end saw top-notched championship
action with a pay-off of $15,068.20.
Scot Mitchell of Lake Creek won
the bareback riding, winning
$431.46.
Chad Eubank and Billy Strother of
Mena, AR split honors in the saddle
bronc riding, each winning $430.05.
The big money event at the rodeo
was the distaff event, the cowgirls
barrel racing. Crystal Tyson of
Pattonville, TX was the largest
money winner at the rodeo, taking
home $857.28 for her 16.189 second
run, besting 49 other contestants.
Chad White-went 78 points in the
bull riding to win his event, which
was good for $655.18. Alan Riney
won the calf roping with a 9.81 sec-
ond run, taking $812.16 from the
prize money.
Thf rtally li-.im roping hart the larg
bank. Community businesses as well
as personal donations make this event
possible. All donations are greatly
appreciated. For more information
contact any member of the Lions
Club or Sandra Mauldin at Red Rive
Haven-632-5479. Everyone is invited
to bring their lawn chairs and come
out and enjoy the show.
Terrapin Race-Christi Crawford
Baby Crawl-Dylan Simmons
Sack Race-Teresa and Franny
Galyean
Egg Toss-Ray Lou and Kristie
Damron
Mud and Money Scramble-age 0-
4 Michael Ross; age 5-9-Franny
Galyean and 9 and up-Justin Jones.
The big winner of the day was the
winner of the Duck Race. Cindy
Abernathy of Bogata took that title
when her duck crossed the finish line
first. The day was hard work and
great fun and the Lions Club, Band
Boosters and VFW would all like to
express their appreciation to all who
worked and attended.
Not many families can trace an
cestors back to the year 704, but Ed
Hale and sister Melba Bruce of Talco
can. They have actually visited the
castle in Muhlberg, Germany, where
the von Helbach family resided in
704 A.D.
Niece Margaret Gaunt painted a
plaque with the family's coat of arms
on it, and it now hangs on the east side
of the Hales’ garage in Talco. In Ger-
many the coat of arms is called a
wappen.
The von Helbachs first used the
coat of arms and elevated nobility of
Lothar of Saxony, Holy Roman Em-
peror, 1125-1135.
All extant seals and costs of arms
carry the figures of fishes and roses
as depicted on the Hale garage. It is a
colorful and attractive design.
Ed Hale, as a descendant of this
ancient German family on his
mother's side, has the right to use the
design as he sees fit Vicariously, his
wife Annette saw fit to commission a
niece to make the symbol for Ed as a
gift. In honor of his mother, he proudly
displays it.
The knights of old who wore this
wappen originated in Muhlberg in
Thuringia. The ruins of the castle, in
which they lived sits on a hill over-
looking that town It is one of three
castles on three mountains, each in
view of one another. They are called
the Drei Gleichen, which means "the
three alike".
An ancient tapestry, destroyed by
the Communists during their occupa-
tion, shows the Helbach knights bom-
barding hte Count ofGleichen'scastle.
They fought because the count, after
accepting a young Helbach for
knightly training, let him perish in a
fire. The Archbishop of Trier ordered
the count to pay the Helbach family
the youth's weight in silver each year
as settlement. Saying he couldn’t af-
ford it, he reneged and the battle
began. The conditions of settlement
were changed by the archbishop and
the Helbachs accepted, instead of sil-
ver, a choice foal each year from the
count's stables. A photograph of the
tapestry is all that remains of it.
Ed not only had the privilege of
standing behind the battlements of
the castles from which his ancestors
stood their knightly guar, he saw in
the neighboring castle the dark dun-
geon where the young Helbach boy
burned.
The castle was used by Russians in
World War I and World War II for
training. The home where Ed's grand-
father was bom was used as US head-
quarters. It was Ed's grandfather that
immigrated by ship through Ellis Is-
land to American soil.
It is a long way from the Talco,
Texas oil field to acastle in Muhlberg,
Germany, but the gap has not inter-
fered with genealogical research and
the visit back to the "old country".
So, if you spot a brightly colored
coat of arms while driving near Talco,
you 'll know that it is...the Helbach
symbol of pride and family, handed
down through hundreds of years.
COAT OF ARMS-Ed Hale of
I alco stands beneath the family
coat of arms his German ances-
tors used .
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
Bogata Rodeo sees big winners!!
Shane Howard with a 6.73 second
Doug Williams, veteran announcer
from Idabel, OK, was again behind
the mike for the three performances
of rodeo, while Sharon Autrey of
Atlanta, TX served as arena secretary.
Butch Draper and Larry McIntosh
were contest officials while home-
town professional cowboy, Jacky
Gray and Randy Franks were the
official rodeo pickup men.
Stacy Janes and Donnie Smith
were bullfighters and Mike Welch
was the contract performer.
The 50th anniversary version of
the Bogata Rodeo was produced and
directed by the Wing Rodeo Com-
pany, in cooperation with the Bogata
Rodeo Association, Dodge Trucks
and local businesses.
Mirai le Lorric Halyard l^mme, Randy Lent me and Teresa Harmening
"Miracle" to sing at "Freedom Celebration"
’’Miracle”, a group of young dedi-
cated Christian adults who can testify
to the "Mircales" in their lives will be
in concert on Sunday evening at the
July 4th "Freedom Celebration"
hosted by the First Baptist Church of
pm at the Bogata baseball/softball
field located on Hwy. 271 in Bogata.
Everyone is invited to attend.
ioned 4th of July celebration. For
more information contact Park
Robertson at the church.
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Nichols, Nanalee & Nichols, Thomas. Bogata News (Bogata, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1999, newspaper, July 1, 1999; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1005356/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.