Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1992 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. 112. No 41
The
Delta Bank
Continuous
Service
Since 1S00
Member F.D.I.C.
Combined With The Delta Courier
Published At Cooper, Texas Thursday,October 8, 1992
Eight Pages
Bill With Cooper Lake Funding Signed By President
U.S. Rep. Jim Chapman (D-
Sulphur Springs) has announced that
during an early morning ceremony
Friday at the White House, President
Hush signed the Energy and Water
Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year
IW that contains SI 1.1 million for
Cooper lake and Channels Project.
Chapman, a member on the House
Energy and Water Appropriations
Subcommittee was invited by the
President to attend the ceremony in
the White House’s Roosevelt Room,
next to the Oval Office.
The bill signed by President Bush
contaias $11.1 million for the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers’ full
capability for next year. The legislation
includes language to require the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers to conduct
a comprehensive erosion control study
Cooper’s Sales Tax Rebate Continues Above Last Year
Sales tax rebate to the City of
Cooper continues to be above last
year’s revenues, 18.44 percent
according to the Comptroller of
Public Accounts office
The city's latest check was in the
amount of $4.41112. an increase of
29 percent over the same period in
1991.
So far this year, the City of Cooper
has received S4S.687.27 in sales tax
rebates, compared to $18„S71.&S last
year
While the City of Cooper is
showing an increase in taxable sales,
the City of Pecan Gap has
experienced a loss of 17.92 percent.
'Hus year Pecan Gap’s rebates have
totalled $1,70161 down from
$2,074 14 during the same period in
1991.
In Hopkins County, Como’s latest
rebate check was down 16.61 percent,
while Cumby’s was up 17.55 percent
and Sulphur Springs was up 14 69
percent.
The City of Commerce’s rebate
was up 18.50 percent; Caddo Mills,
18.21; Greenville - 65.69; Quinlan -
1.15; Wolfe city - 57.96.
Blossom in lamar County saw an
increase of 58.92 percent in their
latest check amount; Deport - 14.64
percent; Paris - 9.81 Reno - minus
7.58.
September’s sales tax payments
include taxes collected on July sales
and reported to the Comptroller in
August by businesses filing monthly
tax returns.
Judge Hickman Proclaims Fire Prevention Week
County Judge John Hickman has
proclaimed the week of October 4-10,
1992 as Fire Prevention Week in
Delta County.
The Delta County Farm Bureau, in
conjunction with all fire departments
in the county are working together to
emphasize fire prevention and pro-
tection throughout the county.
Fire Prevention Week is always
the Sunday-through-Saturday period
in which falls October 9, date of the
Great Chicago Fire of 1971. The
Chicago disaster killed 250 people
and destroyed more than 17,400
buildings.
In this proclamation. Judge John
Hickman has called upon the citizens
of Delta County to participate in Fire
Prevention Week activities such as
locating and eliminating fire
hazards, developing a home escape
plan; and as the 1992 theme
suggests ••• "Test Your Smoke
Detector - It’s Sound Advice!”
Thomas Peters. President of the
Delta County Farm Bureau said.
“Fire is both friend and foe. We
can’t live without It. but its destruc-
tive power is a threat we must
control. " Protect yourself by keeping
fire a friend:
Regularly inspect your house and
out-buildings for fire hazards. Check
the electrical system, electrical
appliances and equipment, fuel stor-
age. heaters and heating system.
Make needed repairs or replace-
ments without delay. Don’t overload
circuits or bypass fusing.
Remove trash, stacks of paper and
other unneeded combustibles that
could feed a fire.
Read and follow instructions with
protable heaters. Place them where
they won’t ignite combustibles or be
tipped over. Never use gasoline in a
kerosene heater, or make certain
gasoline and kerosene containers are
clearly marked to avoid a mix-up.
Never use a kerosene or gas-fired
healer in a closed area - have ample
ventilation. Be certain you use the
correct grade of fuel for your port-
able heating equipment.
Check your heating system prior to
the heating season. Install and use
woodburning stoves as directed in
the manuals or other literature.
Screen fireplaces. Keep chimneys
and flues free of obstructions and
creosote buildup.
Keep matches and lighters out of
children’s reach.
Never smoke in bed and avoid the
easy chair when drowsy. Avoid
smoking when using flammable
materials or in places that have
readily combustible materials such
as hay. straw, dry weeks, grain dust,
etc. Store flammable liquids in well-
marked. closed containers. Make
sure your cigarette or match is "out"
before discarding.
Install approved lightning pro-
tection systems on main buildings.
Inspect them annually to make sure
they are properly grounded.
Be prepared for fire should it
strike. Have operating smoke de-
tectors and fire extinguishers.
Develop and practice a home fire
escape plan. Teach children how to
call for help. Have a water supply
available to fight fire.
Choose and regularly inspect fire
extinguishers that are the right size
and type for the fires that might
occur.
Consider installing a sprinkler
system in all new construction.
Latest information indicates that
every 15 seconds a fire department
responds to a fire somewhere in the
U.S. ...
A residential fire occurs every 66
seconds.....
There is a civilian (non-fire service
person) fire death every 118
minutes....
There is one civilian fire injury
every 18 minutes....
An estimated $9,467,000,000.00 in
property damage occurred as a result
of fire in 1991. including 49,000
vehicle fires.
It is further estimated that 4,465
civilians (non-fire persons) died as a
result of fire in 1991.
For the hearing impaired a bright
flashing light provides success in
gaining attention. Use 110 candela
which placed approximately six feet
from the floor and connected with a
smoke detector. Always consider
variables. For more information call
101-463-0278.
of the Cooper I-ake shoreline.
"I am pleased the President has put
his signature on my committee’s
legislation, it is fiscally responsible,
while meeting the needs of the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers for the next
year", Chapman said.
Lamar County
Loses Out On
Fish Hatchery
Texas Parks and Wildlife officials
announced last Friday that Athens,
Corsicana and Longview had the only
bids currently being considered for a
S10-S12 million Texas Freshwater
Fisheries Center. Paris, Mount
Pleasant, Livingston, Quitman and
Wood County and Tyler had also
submitted bids. Earlier in the year
there was talk about proposing a site
just east of the Cooper lake for the
hatchery, however, a bid was not
submitted.
Each of the cities still in the
running, sent bids with cash values
exceeding $1.5 million. Paris’ bid for
the project totalled approximately
$600,000 including 70 acres near Lake
Crook.
The Texas Freshwater Fisheries
Center will facilitate research while
emphasizing the production of Florida
largemouth bass for stocking public
waters in the state. It is being designed
to be an educational interpretive
center featuring aquaria and other
exhibits, with focus on management
and conservation to Texas’ freshwater
fisheries resource. A Fishing Hall of
Fame and historical museum are
expected to be included in the project.
Seventeen cities originally vied for
the hatchery project which is expected
to have an overall economic impact of
$2.4 million, and with tourism added,
the impact could reach as high as $7.5
million, sources said.
Walter Helm of Sulphur Springs
pushed the Cooper lake site, but was
unable to secure the local financial
support for the project. He had
suggested some 100 acres of
government land near SH19.
LUNCHROOM MEMORABILIA -- Bricks from the old school cafeteria,
along with a inscriptive brass plate, are being made available to CHS students
and ex-students who wish to recall their lunchroom experiences. Shown
displaying one of the bricks are Student Council members Lesley Trapp, left,
and Karla Bradford.
Souvenir Cafeteria Bricks Now Available
By Joyce Floyd
CISD Public Information Officer
It’s not to late to obtain
memorabilia from the "old cafe-
teria.”
Cooper students and ex-
students who wish to have
something to help recall the
lunchroom as it was for so
many years will have the op-
portunity to have one of the
bricks.
Student Council members,
under the direction of Diane
Stegall and Gail Hohenberger,
have worked to clean the bricks
and to have a brass plate with
an inscription on each.
Student Council Members
are selling these bricks which
can be used as gifts, doorstops,
paperweights, decorative book-
ends, or as keepsakes.
These bricks are available
for purchase through Student
Council by contacting Diane
Stegall at Cooper High School,
395-2111.
Bulldogs Defeat Alba-Golden 16-19
Well. Bulldog fans, for those of
you who weren’t there, you missed
quite a game. And for those of you
who left at halftime thinking it was a
lost cause should have stayed and
seen the Bulldogs prove the old
adage. "It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”
Cooper received the opening
kickoff but could do nothing with it
and punted it away. Alba-Golden
started off by driving down field only
to be stopped by the Dawg Defense
and instead had to settle for a field
goal. Cooper looked like it might
have things together on their next
possession, driving down to the AG
five yard line off of some big plays
includng a reverse to Woodall. How-
Chapman Requests Funding For Ark-Tex COG Programs
infrastructure, community or "We are very excited to receive this
economic development activities. funding. Last year, we made good
U. S. Rep. Jim Chapman (D-
Sulphur Springs) announced that the
U. S. Congress has adopted a final FY
■91 Conference Report that contained
$1.5 million he requested for the Ark-
Tex Council of Governments for
New Provisions Announced For Disaster Program
Producers applying for U. S.
Department of Agriculture disaster
payments under Phase II and Phase
III of the Disaster Assistance Pro-
gram will be able to receive pay-
ments in a more timely manner.
President George Bush had the
USDA extend the disaster signup
and ensure that producers who
qualify for benefits under Phase II
and Phase 111 of the Disaster
Assistance Program will receive a
payment rate of 50.04 percent of the
payments for crop losses approved
for coverage.
U. S. Senator Phil Gramm said
‘‘This streamlined approach will
immediately provide funds for losses
suffered in recent years. This will
enable producers to meet current
obligations and prepare for the new
crop year. The continued stability of
agriculture in important to every
American.”
The Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service is extending
the period for producers to file for
benefits under Phase II of the pro-
gram to February 12, 1993, for those
crops planted in 1991 for harvest in
1992. The original deadline was
October 2. Payment of benefits up to
50.04 will be made to producers as
soon as they have furnished the
required documentation and the
application is approved by their local
ASCS Committee. The extended
signup period does not change the
requirement for producers to pur-
chase crop insurance on the same
crop for 1993 if this year’s crop loss
was more than 65 percent, as re-
quired by the 1990 farm bill. The
extension gives producers adequate
time to file their claims under the
disaster program.
Jerry D. Harris, Chairman of the
Texas State ASC Committee said
"Today’s announcement shows this
Administration's desire to improve
program delivery and help American
agriculture. This will help eliminate
hardships on family farms caused by
1992 crop losses and add stability to
Texas agriculture.”
The payment rate is the same used
to determine disaster payments
under USDA’s 1990-91 disaster pro-
gram announced April 13. Applica-
tions will be processed and checks
mailed to qualifying producers as
soon as possible. Producers desiring
more information on the Disaster
Assistance Program should contact
their local office of the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Service.
"I am extremely pleased the U. S.
Congress has approved this funding
for the Ark-Tex Council of
Governments. The $1.5 million will be
available on a competitive basis to all
cities and counties in the nine county
area. This funding will be used
specifically to create or expand jobs in
the region," Chapman said.
Chapman, a member of the House
Appropriations Committee, was
appointed by the Speaker as a
member of the Joint House - Senate
Conference Committee that wrote the
final version of the bill.
State Auditor Expanding Toll-Free Citizen Hotline
State Auditor Larry Alwin has
announced that the statewide tollfree
citizen hotline will be expanded for
citizen input in general audit areas.
Citizens can use the number to
provide information and ideas re-
garding the operations of state
agencies and universities relating to
waste, abuse, or inefficient opera-
tions.
1-800-TX-AUDIT was installed in
June to receive citizen input on the
Management Audit for Public
Schools (MAPS) in Texas. Atwin
stated, "Citizen tips on the MAPS
project were of tremendous benefit,
and we plan to use 1-800-TX-AUDIT
to benefit other audit projects and to
assist in identifying new areas of
concern to citizens and legislators.”
The State Auditor’s Office is an
agency of the legislative branch and
serves as the independent auditor for
Texas state government. The SAO
provides citizens, legislators, and
management with useful information
about the operations of state govern-
ment.
The 1-800-TX-AUDIT (1-800-892-
8348) hotlfhe will be staffed from
Monday through Friday from 8:00
a.m. until 5:00 p.m. An answering
machine will record detailed mess-
ages after regular office hours and
on weekends.
utilization of funding provided, and
anticipate similar success creating jobs .
and opportunities with this money.
We will again target the funds to our
communities and their infrastructure
and house development," said James
Fisher, Executive Director of Ark-Tex
Council of Governments.
Ark-Tex Council of Governments,
which serves Bowie, Cass, Delta,
Franklin, Hopkins, lamar, Morris,
Red River and Titus counties, will use
the special purpose grant from the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development funds to establish an
Economic development Infrastructure
Grant program.
"This funding will help the East
Texas area with infrastructure
improvements and economic
development. Similar funding helped
New Boston develop the site for the
new state prison. Other municipalities
have successfully developed their
infrastructure to spin off further
growth and development," Chapman
said.
Judge James M. Carlow of Bowie
County, an Executive Committee
Member of Ark-Tex COG, added,
"We utilize the funds to generate jobs
and economic boosts. Like the Bowie
County prison, all the projects we deal
with provide a tremendous benefit to
the area."
ever, Cooper lost the ball on downs,
close enough to smell the end-zone.
AG took the ball and ran, eighty
yards that is, all the way to the end
zone. The PAT was good making the
score 10-0. Cooper’s next drive was a
long one that ended with Rainey
taking the ball in for the score. The
PAT brought Cooper to within three
points. The joy would not last long
however as Alba took the ball with
under a minute left to play and
walked into the endzone a few plays
later as time expired, giving the
Panthers a 16-7 halftime lead.
But it’s not over yet folks.
Cooper’s first possession of the
second half got things started when a
big pass to Woodall brought thd
Dawgs deep into Panther territory.
Bailey handed off to Toon who
passed the ball to Harber in the
endzone for the score. Bailey con-
nected to Bruce Greene for the two
point conversion making the score
16-15. The Dawg Defenseforced AG
to punt. Cooper took the ball and
drove toward the *end zone but
missed an attempted field goal.
Cooper’s next possession turned into
another long clock-eating drive that
resulted in Rainey taking the ball in
from the inch line on third down. The
PAT was no good, Cooper had a
21-16 lead. Cooper scored once more
to seal their victory making the final
score, Cooper - 28, Alba-Golden - 16.
This week is the start of district
play and all the mistakes and
victories of the last five weeks don’t
count. This week, Cooper faces
Wolfe City here in Cooper at 7:30.
This week is the start of district
play and all the mistakes and
victories of the last five weeks don’t
count. This week. Cooper faces
Wolfe City here in Cooper at 7:30
p.m. This could prove to be one of
Cooper's toughest district opponents
and this game could affect the
playoff picture for the whole district.
So come on out and cheer our Dawgs
to their first district win. ‘Til next
week, this is your roving reporter.
Corey Morgan, signing off .....
Cooper Lions To Meet Friday
Cooper Lions Club will meet at
noon Friday, October 9 at the Family
Steakhouse.
Manton Miller will be program
chairman for the meeting.
All members are urged to atend
and bring a guest.
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