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The Clarksville Times, Thursday, March 15, 1973, Page 4
LITTER TO EDITOR
~ live here. I’d like to think' that
there is no one with whom Ii
can’t sit down and have a
Your newspaper and I rational discussion, but talk of
seldom agree but your editorial *onk prison sentences and
on amnesty Tor defectors refu8al of admission to the
cannot go unrecognized. country is not rational. I have a
To your views on the surrealistic vision of Lt. Colley,
receive amnesty or pardon?
These evaders or draft
dodgers "chose" to violate the
laws of the land for some reason 1
and have no other choice than
meet with justice. I might add
justice for me should be the
*pnera
1^1 otices
»y Ole', Bully for a convicted murderer of
Right on. and any inoffensive civilians, being
subject, I saj
you. Amen. Right on. and any
other way to say I agree decorated and treated as a
completely hero, while persons who chose
Amnesty for American not t0 kil1 in defens*
boys before amnesty for North corrupt anti-democracy of
Viet Nam. (Financial Aid.) President Thieu, are greeted
jhvimvv iwi iiav aiiuuiu in: tuc
same justice given to all under 1 1
the laws of our land. TERRY DWAIN GAINES
I quote, Amnesty should • Funeral service* wer* h*Ui
be granted for those wanting to . '’arch 10 at 2 p.m. in
T"' Home tor
&w“?fc 'Z G““*-wh<
As for the American JV1]1 shackles and chains.
Prisoners of War - but for the Unfortunately, this vision
stability of American voters in aee™s n<* to ** 80 surreal.
1968. American Prisoners of W,“,am Shakespeare wrote,
War would have been home "What a P'f™ of work »s man "
three years ago. 1 “ST®® thoroughly; I ntver
Thank* 1 cease to be amazed.
Harvey Jones - Johnny Crawford
Graduate Student
U.T. Austin
Not being the type who
normally writes to newspapers,
people ha\i !,J*d ,trown,J(j accidentally March 3
the price. Many ol the. .. „ ,,t • Mr ) poweU> ^ f ^
r':nt Churt-1 of Christ, officiated
., . . ". ® ** Buiio! was in Lane’s Chapel
that thesejHopleh .vt pa.d the under the direction
^ r ^ I’' of Jolley’s Funeral Home.
ofjust.ee m.lself. These people Active p.Ubearers were
have not so much as been rarUs Barton. Jerry Barton,
arrested, much less hoen n„„ ... » f n „ .
indicted and tried for nhn, the, fTiSSSTUSi aZ
are accused of. I .igreo that Terry, a ninth grade
there is good evidence ot their 8tudent >t ClarksvUle High
guilt, in that they made School> wu ^ March 3 im
themselves fugitives from the Mn of Mr and M„ Bi,,y
justice. ..... Wayne Gaines who survive.
For you to say that they 0ther 8urvivor8 indude
were right in the^ choice is to ^ 8i8ters, 0Hie Annette
say there is no justice which gillie Ann and Linda Sue
can only be your opinion. I have Gaines al, of Clarksville; two
not yet heard or read of your
confirmation by
p.m. in Red River County
Hospital. Last rites were
Wednesday. March 14 at 2 p.m.
in the First Baptist Church
with Rev. Way land Boyd and
Rev. Claude Martin officiating.
Jolley's Funeral Home was in
charge of burial in Fairview
Cemetery.
He was born in Nashville,
Arkansas December 10, 1881
the son of Tom and Sudie Neal
Jones. He was a member of the
First Baptist Church. On June
26,1918 he was married to Tiny
Shuffield in Nashville, Arkan-
sas. She survives.
I'm a bit surprised that I find Dear Boyd,
myself doing what I am now I am writing you concern
The replies to the editorial on ing your editorial entitled
amnesty apparently evoked a Amnesty for Draft Evaders,
larger than-usua) emotive re dated March 1, 1978.
sponse on my part. It is beyond I believe in freedom of the
my comprehension how anyone press and freedom of the
can presume to judge the moral individual in both speech and
conscience and values of press and 1 might add actions Edi(
another human being. To within the limits of the laws th! and
criticize persons who left this which govern our state and
country to avoid participation nation.
in the war (contrary to what I do not believe that a
majority consensus seems to person because of a sincere
be, a great deal of money is moral belief can take the life of
needed to finance conscientious another and receive amnesty or
brothers, Wesley Mark and
„ _ Congress to Michel Lynn Gaines, both of
the Supreme Court. Clarksville; grandparents. Mrs.
1 quote from your article, Edith Dre8e, of Oklahoma City
Mrs. Ollie Gaines of
shoulder of those who refused ClarksvUle.
to take part m a big bloody
mistake, but on the shoulders of -
recent leadership both
Other survivors include
one son, R. D. Jones Jr. of
Houston; five sisters, Mrs.
Luther Gamer of Quannah,
Texas, Mrs. Mae Smithson of
Nashville, Arkansas, Mrs.
Willie McDonald of Murphes-
boro, Arkansas, Mrs. Tommie
White of Tulsa, Oklahoma and
Mrs. Zea Elkins of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma; two brothers,
Vaughan Jones of Center Point
Arkansas and Ruel Jones of
Camden, Arkansas.
our
democratic and republican.”
The blame of the war lies on the
DALE WILKERSON
Dale Wilkerson, disabled
sftKEtt&rs SJHSSf
denigrate a bomber pilot for miles an hpur slow. I can drive in the way they desire. 1978 at 8 p.m. of a heart attack
dropping bombs that may have my vehicle at seventy. ^ the reason for the Funeral services were con
killed innocent women and according to the register, and previous wodd war8 ducted Saturday, March 10, at 2
children. Both actions must be be making80 and be honest and K ------ailnr, irn„ vnllp_ p.m. in Biggs Chapel in
considered as acts of conscience sincere in my motives and make ^ Mid^chose’^This^va^ve Nashville, Arkansas. Masonic
of the individual and no other tlie Justice of the Peace give
person can make judgments on me amnesty. All these are
these.acts in the context of his violations of the laws and are
or her own. personal value subject to the penalties stated
system. The 60,000-70,000 with the laws to be enforced
young men and their families When did the laws of the pre8ent admini9tration to admit
who chose to leave this country change to be of a subjectivism • t . ihat nnhlip waa
ness of the laws of the land. The graveside rites were performed
mistake is theirs and theirs at ®'Kgs Chapel Cemetery.
a|one. Active pallbearers were
Your article - states, memhers of the Garland
“Surely it is not so hard for our County Deputy Sherrif s Re-
Honorary pallbearers
Bobby Glass, Charles
SSSsS
neither "commies" nor cow-
ards. Far from it, in fact. They
are strong minded persons wht
no doubt experienced consid-
erable anguish in making their
decision. For eight years and
more the war has been
polarizing this country. I see it
every day, and it's not getting
better.' Since we do all have to
which guarantees equality
all men.
If I by choice came into the
Times office and forcefully and 80 ™nv restrictions
viciously attacked you because confhct ,n hl8tory'
■■PRO-LIXHH
LIQUID FEED -
7 ,T 9 Th- “ The public is not in agreement mompson.
and wrong for another? This is tide , 8 t f Alvin Fite.
a violation of the constitution pS. S oiy mifife I Mr. Wilkerson, who was 56
,or can see is the restrictiveness of ye*r.s of waa born in
the war. Never has there been Arkansas the son of Lee and
in any Adelle Pullen Wilkerson. He
was a member of the
„ f . Quoting from your article. Missionary Baptist Church and
not morally feel you “Mavbe one dav soon everyone * Mason. - r >
have printed such an ^ j ^ United States bv Survivors include his wife,
should I s„d would I i VI*. Win,.™, ol Posse,;
even choosing exile from (iv« *>na- David Wilkerson of
Southeast Asia will be able to Hot Springs. Arkansas, Robert
come home and forget the Wilkerson of Texarkana,
whole mess." Those drafted Jexha> T*a®l ^flkerson of
hit ve seldom desired to serve in Germany, Gay Ion Wilkerson
war, nor those who enlisted, and ®ruc* Wilkerson, boih of
but those who chose to evade £far?y; -ve daughters, Mrs.
STEPHEN F. CROW
Funeral ^services 1 for
Stephen F. Crow were held at 2
p.m. Wednesday in Fry Gibbs
Funeral Home Chapel in Paris.
Crow was killed Monday night
in a motorcyle-car accident on
Loop 86 east of Paris. He was
the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. G.
B. Coltharp of Clarksville.
He was the son of the late
E. F. (Pete) Crow and the
former Miss Corinne Coltharp.
He was a graduate of Paris
High School and attended Paris
Junior College. While attending
school he participated in Little
League baseball, was a member
of the Boy Scouts and the Paris
High School Key Club. He hod
been an employee of Glass
Motor Co. for the past year.
Survivors besides Mr. and
Mrs. Coltharp are his mother;
three sister, Mrs. James H.
Aylor Jr., of Dallas; Miss Jane
Ann Crow of Fort Worth and
Mrs. Charles Dunn of Evan-
ville, Ind.; a brother, Mike
Crow of Paris and a
grandmother, Mrs. H. B. Crow
of Paris.
Okla., for Isaac Ray Booher, 72.
who died Friday afternoon in
Temple, after suffering a heart
attack.
Mr. Peel, minister of the
church of Christ in Temple,
conducted the services. Burial
was in Temple.
Mr. Booher was born in
1901 in Brisple, Va., son of the
late Walker Booher and Liza
Jane Booher. He came to Texas
in 1903 with his parents and
grew up in Trenton. He retired
seven years ago from the water
department for the city of
Temple, Oklahoma. He was a
member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife,
Minnie, of the home; four sons,
Loy Ray, Welburn, and Joe, all
of Los Vegas, Nev., and Isaac
Jr. of South Carolina in the
armed forces; two daughters,
Caroline Brunow of Temple,
Okla. and Elizabeth Ann of
Lake Whitney; one brother. Bill
Booher of Trenton; two sisters,
Mrs. Effie Hutchins of Trenton
and Mi's. Beulah Lee Stewart of
Clarksville and ten grand
children.
Among relatives attending
the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Hutchins and daughter,
Linda and Bill Booher of
Trenton, Mr. and Mrs. Billy R.
Hutchins of Denison, Mr. and
Mrs. Troy Justis and children
of Bonham, Tom, Earnest and
Kenneth Booher, all of
Whitewright, and Mrs. Beulah
Stewart of Clarksville.
Wipe acid foods spilled in
refrigerators or range tops
immediately — Lillian Cochran,
home management specialist,
Texas Agricultural Extension
Service, Texas A & M
University.
TRUMAN LABEL
President Harry S. Tru-
man labeled his administration
the “Fair Deal" on January 5,
1949, in the course of delivering
his message on the state of the
union to Congress.
WFRI
I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude for the
many kind words, letters and telephone calls from the people
of this community encouraging me to return to Paris. I will
be in my office at 725 DeShong Drive on Monday, March 19.
Don Black, M.D.
Telephone 784-3379
Animal Health
Conference in
Waco Mar. 17-18
COME
MANAQ
the laws of our land can never Charles Ray of Paris, Texas,
for growing calves
Preformed natural protein from the rich fermented tuna
broth base for which PRO LIX is famous, will stimulate
rumen activity at the earliest age possible. Bucket-fed calves
wiU get maximum utilization of all foodstuffs consumed.
These aspects of the PRO-LIX program are particularly
valuable to the dairyman in his replacement heifer program
and have been proven many times over in highly successful
dairy operation. Calves fed PRO-LIX after reaching 200 to
250 lbs. need not be fed any other source of concentrate and
will make extraordinary strides in frame development,
developing strong healthy, big-honed replacement cattle at
costs less than 10 cents per head per day for concentrates.
Good quality roughage should be furnished calves on this
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forget the horrors of the public J}™- Bobby Gloss of Bagwell,
opinion or justice of this ^rs- E*rry Murders of Panama
country until they are man U*,ial Zone, Mrs. Del Thomp-
enough to face the reality of *®n ®.f 8*- G00"- Missouri and
trial and penalty if found guilty. Pe^1® Wilkerson of Pean$;
I do not write this in anger (?ur Vera Gouch of
or with any malice toward you Nashville, Arkansas. Norma
or anyone I only am glad we Mason of Glenrose, Texas, and
have a judicial system which is Jea® Tipton and Fannie Laton,
to protect the innocent and B°rKer, Texas; two
penaliw the guilty. To sum it all brothers. Louis Wilkerson of
up, I am proud to live in the »nd L. L. (Pete)
United States of America. I am Wilkerson of Paris and 13
proud of the laws which govern Rrandchildren.
its people for we the people are
ISAAC RAY BOOHER
Services were held Mon
day afternoon, March 5, at the
First Baptist Church in Temple,
The fifth annual South
western Animal Health Con-
ference for Livestockmen will
be held March 17 and 18 at the
Waco Convention Center. The
conference is sponsored
annually by the Texas Veteri-
nary Medical Association and
the College of Veterinary
Medieine of Texas A&M
University.
Purpose of the conference
is to provide a meeting ground
for producers and veterinarians
to disucss animal health
problems in a practical way and
in a manner which will benefit
all participants.
The Conference is a
non-profit endeavor with a fee
of $15 for pre-registration and
$20 for registration at the
Convention Center. One fee
allows the participant to attend
as many sessions as time
allows.
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the government and I will not diie’tki tv tovre
forget it. not the elected RUFUH D' JONES
officials in Washington. If we
Rufus D. Jones of 704 E.
ki.™. „„„„„„ ;♦ Broadway in Clarksville, died
Pelvis for we Alerted ‘them Monday' March 12' 1973 at 8
to represent us - both you and
me. We elected to reside in this
land of the free and home of the
brave and none other is to
blame. I am proud of our
judicial system which offers all
justice even the “draft
evaders."
Sincerely,
, Richard Harvey
Before you
, The first manned balloon
flight was made over Paris on
November 21, 1783, by Pilatre
de Rozier and the Marquis
d'Artandes, who covered 5 1/2
miles in about 25 minutes.
VOTE FOR IERRY WESTBROOK
1 am once again seeking a position on the Board of
Trustees of the Clarksville Independent School
District. In 1971 When you elected me to the board I
was employed by the Texas Forest Service. The only
stipulation concerning my employment with the state
and holding an elective office was that there be no
salary from the office.
One month after 1 was elected. Federal Judge
Homer Jones of Austin ruled that It was
unconstitutional for any state employee to hold any
elective position. The decision was effective
immediately. Salaries of state employees holding
elective positions were to be withheld until they
resigned and the vacancies were filled. All Texas
Forest Service employees except two resigned their
elective positions immediately. The two who decided
to let their paychecks be withheld and wait for a
decision from the Texas Supreme Court were Andy
Anderson, mayor of College Station, and myself.
About three months later the Texas Supreme
Court upheld Judge Jones' ruling. At that time 1 found
it left me no choice but to resign from the school board.
Constitutional Amendment No. 12, approved by
Texas voters last November allows state employees to
hold school board positions. Nevertheless, I am no
longer employed by the state, having resigned
February 18.1973 to devote full time to my ranching operation. If you honor me once again
by placing me on the Clarksville School Board I will how serve you aa I waa unable to do
before.
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