The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1973 Page: 1 of 12
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ESTABLISHED JANUARY 18, 1873
^LARKSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1973
TWELVE PAGES IN THREE PARTS
VOLUME 101, NO. 32
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WL Town to Close
For Labor Day
To be Higher
Members of the Talco-
Bogata school district met in
special session this week and
approved a tax increase.
Practically all business and
The increase brought the manufacturing activity in
State Traffic
peath Forecast
for next week’s DSDer.
Advertisers are asked to
cooperate by preparing copy as
tax rate to $1.75 per $100.00 Clarksville will be suspended The Texas Department of 1 *P™P
valuation based on 50 percent Monday, September 6, in Public Safety has forecast thal "
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valuation based on 50 percent
of the true valuation, according
to Supt. Talmadge Morgan. '
The budget for the 1973-74
School year was presented
showing expenditures of $798.-
000. »
The board also heapd from
observance of the Labor Day 42 people will lose their lives in
holiday. The holiday is state traffic mishaps over the
recommended annually by the long Labor Day weekend.
merchants committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. Law
enforcement agencies, which
will be working around the
members of the Bogata PTA dock, hospitals, rest homes and
ask for permission to air-condi- other establishments that
tion cannot close for any occasion
according to local Highway
Patrotman Bill Gurley. The
number was estimated in spite
of the fact that the Highway
Patrol, sheriffs departments
and city policemen throughout
the state will mobilize all forces
News for the church page
and articles covering events
occuring Thursday night or
before must be in the office by 3
p.m. Friday afternoon to insure
inclusion in next week's edition.
History of
Hobday
Labor Day was first
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TIGER FOOTBALL COACHES - Clarksville coaches
for the 1973 season are, front row from left, Danny Craver,
offensive coordinator and backfield coach; Duke Sparks,
defensive coordinator and line coach; Clarence Nix, head of
the Junior High athletic program and Bobby Buckett, head
basketball coach who will work with the junior varsity and
J varsity squards. Back row, Larry Graves, junior high coach;
Mitch Williams, junior varsity coach; Jerry Blankenship,
athletic director and head football coach; Darrell Robertson,
ninth grade coach and David Stockslager, junior high coach.
(Times Staff Photo)
Tigers in Second Scrimmage Friday
Hospital Pledges
Exceed $250,000
The Clarksville Tigers got
their first taste of action last
Friday night in a scrimmage
game with the Pine Tree
Pirates. Coach Jerry Blanken-
ship said he was well pleased
The Red River County with the showing of the team.
Hospital Development Pro- -w* made1 two or three
gram has a toUl of $252,628 in Stakes in the game but
pledges according to an overall we ran ana executed
announcement made Monday, well." The . Tigers worked
Clifton Kay, Chairman of primarily on their running
the Pattern Gifts Division gime and were able to pick up
stated. “We need some of our good yardage against the tough
larger gifts at this time. The pjrate defense. The Tiger
response to memorial rooms defense, on the other hand was
has been greatly appreciated. aWe to contain the Pine Tree
but we need to see several of drive.
the larger rooms on the ground This year’s Clarksville
floor taken by businesses, team has power, both in
industry or as memorial gifts. A returning letterman and in
$50,000 ro $75,000 gift at this younger players who are
time would insure success of coming up from last years’s
our total program.” ninth grade team. Blankenship
said.
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Next action for the Tigers
The contract for the
building of a Vocational facility
was awarded to Harrison and
Walker construction company
of Paris. Original plans called
for the project to cost
$141,141.00 however after
discussion with the company
and vocational education teach-
ers the plans were reduced to
cost of no more than $130,000
wi$h some of the features of the
buildjng being deleted and
some of the work being done by
Vocational teachers and stud-
In other board action, the
auditoring firm of McClanahan
The Red River County Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor | and Homes was approved by
the second annual art and craft exhibit on Saturday, October :: the board as School auditors for
13, to be held on the lawn of the Couuty Court House. the 1973-74 year. The board
Oil, pastels, watercolors and charcoal will be on exhibit :|j gave approval to policies
from 9 o’clock until 4 o’clock p.m. weather permitting. In | dealing with drugs, attendance
case of rain the show will be inside the Court House. and pregnancy. Details of these
Any person who would like to enter arts or crafts is ;§ policies will be explained to
invited to participate. Information may be obtained by ; students and parents as the
calling Mrs. Joe Edd Russell, Annona, Mrs. Jimmy Hurt, need arises.
Clarksville or Mrs. Jack Hale, Avery, or clip and mail the |
entry blank in this weeks paper to Mrs. Joe. Edd Russq(l, ff
Route 1 Annona.
The board also heard from because of the nature of their at their disposal to minimize observed in 1882 and became a
members of the Bogata PTA services will not be affected. A
asking for permission to f*w restaurants, service stat
air-condition all the facilities on ions, grocery stores and other
the Bogata school campus with businesses will be open as usual'
their own funds. Approval had for the convenience of their
been given at a previous customers. ,
meeting to air-condition the
cafeteria. The board approved
the request.
accidents through expanded legal holiday in Colorado in
traffic control. 1887. Other states followed in
Although no holiday is observing the day and it is now
being planned by The Times, a national holiday ii\ the United
advertisers will be contacted States and is also observed in
Friday for advertising planned Canada.
Auxiliary Plans
Arts-Crafts Show
Fair Auction-Barbecue
Scheduled September 0
IUR
The Fair Auction And entertainment under the dir
Barbecue, scheduled for the ection of Paul Hamilton will be
Legion Park on Saturday held as usual at the legion
evening, September 8, will Park tennis court immediately
offer a number *BT added foTtwoing the auction, about
attractions this year, according 8:16.
to the sponsors. Several 4-H Merchandise to be auct-
Clubs will man carnival booths ioned will be picked up during
to fish-for -prizes, ring throws, the week of September 3-7.
grab bags, and similar Anyone who has not been
activities. Communities around contacted and wishing to give
the County are also planning a an item is invited to contact
country-store area, offering Co-Chairman Eulavee Hines or
many items of handcraft, home Gavin Watson. Jr., or to call
cooking and produce. 427-2521.
The booths and country
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SFc Dickson Named Top Army
Teachers Names Recruiter in Three-State Area I
Omitted From
Faculty List
Gun Fire Takes
Heavy Toll Here
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
LABOR DAY
store will open shortly after 4
p.m. and items to be auctioned
will go on display about 5 p.m.
The meal will be served
promptly at 6:30 p.m. and the
>r u*y “ * **"■"““* fast-paced auction will begin at
set aside for special ? p m ^ now on Mie
Labor Day is a
holiday
Solid Waste
Authority Vote
and°riobrerved anm^l^o^he for the b*rbecue suPP«r *t *2
Gun play took the life of a firal Mo"day in September in ^ildre^and those JirehaainJ RCCOItUHGIldcd
fourteen year old. and put a th« United States and Canada. ^ tickeU ^for* th# event -
Linden-Kildare is suffering
from the graduation loss of two At a semi-annual Recruiter Louisiana and Arkansas and is
1,000 yard runners, Henry Conference, held at Toledo staffed by 63 recruiters.
Heath and Ronnie Evans. Last Bend in Louisiana, August 7-10, SFc Dickson, a recruiter at
year’s ihar guard, Nathan SFc Edward G. (Buddy) Texarkana, is a native of
. A number of names was Jackson, has been moved to a Dickson received awards for Clarksville, and a graduate of
omitted ffnm the Mat of backfield runninng position but ^*'"8 the most productive Cheatham High SchooL He is
tear hers of the Clarksville several junior varsity person- recruiter of the Little Rock, the son of the late Mack and
School district for the 1973-74 •Uties are coming up to fill in Ark ^"et£D‘ck*^ a"d resides at
year in last week’s paper. the ,in« vacancy. I973- The Little Rock station 1104 w. Houston St. here with
Omissions listed by
included:
schools Clarksville is expected to covers operations
make a good fight of this week's ,
Wa \ orational scrimmage with J.T. Sweeden
Srh(M,l leading the attack at quarter-
Sue Durden, distributive b*ck. The scrimmage wUl be
education; Raymond Zuehlke* the r,nal 8*me before the
agriculture I and III. regular season opens Sept
JualarBUi .ember 7 at New Boston.
Susan Bonner, reading, _
P.E. and language; Eddie
Haualer. science and health; Jan
in Texas,
Baron Resigns
Hospital Post
his. wife, the former Miss
Dorothy Johnson, and two
sons, Michael Byron.
The awards included
north Red River County man in
the hospital. The violence
started Wednesday night with
the shooting of Shine Womack
at the home of Robert Jarrett.
The shooting followed an
argument between the two men
over a debt.
Red River Sheriffs de-
putys arrested Jarrett at the
home later, he surrendered
will be eligible for five prizes An election to approve the
and one grand prize to be formation of a Solid Waste
awarded at intervals during the Authority for Red River, Delta
hour-long auction sale. Prizes and Lamar Counties has been
will be displayed in the recommeded by a group
Chamber of Commerce window backing the plan. The author
next week. ’— ity, could advertise and accept
Those who are unable to bids for a contractor to collect
attend the barbecue are and dispose of solid waste for
cordially invited to the other the three-county area.
activittea* including country
♦ eee eee»e»»»»»
New Division
At County Fair
asttittErts ssriftfiJSffir sarssrtstsr; ■-
he division .. _ . , said, The main thing now is
recruiter’s^jirTand certificate of ed to a Paris hospital suffering will be open to all Red River iTJLiJLFk!, “ to show people the need of such
tiausier, science ana neaun; j an »
Hausler, math. Plan A. Junior InCrcH* 0 n
High, Robert Brooks, resource 1Q7Q Tovoc
teacher and Beulah Rose. A“XeS
teacher.
Intermediate School
An article in The Times
Dickson as the top recruiter's
wife. Sfc Dickson received
three certificates of Achieve
ment; two Top Recruit-
James Baron, Executive er’s plaques and $50 and $25
Director and Administrator, of Savings Bonds. He was also
the Red River County Hospital awarded a “One A Day”
for the past nine years resigned certificate for enlisting one man
effective August 18th. per working day during the
Clifton Kay, President of month of June-for a total of
hospital and was later transfer
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bond. third place. A pereon may enter for # number of If approved by Commto-
Sheriff Mac McQuire was one item in each of the „rving ,in„ designed to
summoned to the home of Mr. following classes. 1, one cut COTnp|etely serve several hun- 1 ,? ^
and Mrs. Eddie Ricks, accord- flower. 2. potted pUnU;__3, d°J ^ in ,eM than *
,Mt week stated that the school the Hospital Board of Direct 22-exceeding his monthly ing to sheriff reports. Fourteen henging, baskets; 4, torrarium. — Pjj1*11'InnrotTl' m
EditT^?dTr«deaidAustrali. ^ ^“on M ^renT“f “acturi rrelgnlitior ‘wa. ^ubmittodTto pUyi^ “h'a IS^.cS! arrangements; aef^^ self wi„ ^^ChmVsexuction Uble! ^n°d^X ^ “have* to
—L-h.- P..IK . new me u for 1973 Dir^°n * fW ^^Z^success as Jurehf^ and arran^li ^XhT.^exTSSJ ** indivW*
William Gist, a directoi of the first and only black youngster was rushed to Red garden in a dish.
Harris. Ruth Harmening. Ruth
Nunley, Car&lyn McCain and gnd gtateinent> wi„ ^ Mnt to
Lynn Jones.
fresh -n afternoon. According
n jones. „ taxpayers in time for them to the hospital for 25 years and recruiter in the area to desire. River County hospital where he vegetables or iru^_i?rTan^ to Ben Black and John Nichols,
our gra . oyee take advantage of the usual 3 former President of the Board determination, hard work and
phrey, Jo Ann Hancock, Roselle pe,.,.^ discount offered on stated, “Mr. Baron was a hard an understanding wife.
RauIston. Mary Williams, and UxM ^ October. The worker and largely through his
Cecil Wooten. November discount is 2 percent initiative our hospital was
_ ,r*r: „ ’ and 1 percent is allowed in accredited by the Joint
&pD^d F”'"g *nd ",7’S «dVT?: SSSSsS Enrollment Up .:
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vivian Martin and The Equalization Board Clifton Kay said that First day enrollment in
RaeJrP'» » * .. . will be in session September IT, Tinnie Garrison had been schools of the Talco-Bogata
^ P .,n rT' InJi*rn\ed‘ate: 12 and 13 at the School Tax appointed Acting Adminis- School District totaled 843,
died shortly after he was ments; 10, dried vegetal*# or co,c|imirman Qf the uble, the
admitted. fruit arrangement. - price each Qbject wil,
m,dJh'J“Z «"‘H« «. du.« ^"7* *» p*7"* Reserved Seats
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Wednesday morning by out of
All exhibits
nirht country and western
liliapllMi ...
According to McGuire the ao*®tjr judg«a-
boy’s father was in the front muat ™?ma'n ,ncplace ORIENTATION FOR
yard When he heard a gun shot, p m- Saturday, September H08WXAL AUXILIARY
when he reached the bedroom „ . „ „___ Mrs. Do# Bowers will
the boy was lying by the bed.
Mrs. Joan Faulkner of
conduct an
€%
ntation
Breedlove, resource teachers.-
Plan A
Special Education
Be r niece Harris, super
visor, Clarksville; Marcell Hall,
aide, Rivercrest and Mary
Lane, resource, Detoit. .
Transportation
Danny Jones, bus driver.
high quality services.
Kay continued, “We are in
WANT AD6 tho middle' of our' drive to
Buy. sell, rent or trade fin*nC€ $*• new hospiUl. It is
with a low cost want ad in The imperative that we have the
Clarksville Times. Call 427-2386 undivided support of the
or bring your ad to the office at citizens of Red River county in
I0B East Main St. this important endeavor.”
g Afimmis OCHUUI Itl WVdiru UJ riimnla ..J Up« R«» V##r 1V rti.vuvwn
the hospital according to Superintendent The gun was laying near the ^'|np,e a"a f* ... ; for all new members of the Red,,
would continue to offer same Talmadge Morgan. This is an bed. The investigators condud „ .1 i. ®.T-'l- irl! River County HospiUl Auxili ing tickeu should apply at the
serv
seats are still available {or the
five Clarksville High School
home football games this year,
according to Harold Shields,
president of the Quarterback
Club.
Shields said anyone want*
increase of five students over
first day enrollment for the
1972-78 school year.
Enrollment by schools is:
BogaU Elementary, 346
‘ Talco ElemenUry, 224
Rivercrest High SchooL
273.
ed that the death was caused by aa chairmen of this division. For gry Tuesday September 4. at 2 Chamber of Commerce office 1n
an accidental self inflicted gun mo'‘* '"formation contact either 0.clock in the djning room of the Clarksville. Cost is $4.00 per
shot wound in the chest. of these, ladies or the bounty A 18 minute film *eat for the season and
Extension Office. entitled “Green Signals For reserved seats must be
___ Service” will be shown. This is purchased with a season ticket.
a requirement for all members Season tickets are priced at
HUGHSTON & SON
INSURANCE
Our Business is Your Protection before doing volunteer duty in $8.75 for adults and $5.00 for
Beadle Insurance Agency, Ine. the hospital. students.
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The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1973, newspaper, August 30, 1973; Clarksville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1022146/m1/1/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.