Panola Watchman Sunday Review (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 13, 1974 Page: 1 of 8
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SUNDAY REVIEW
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Sunday Jamury U. W74
Waste Disposal Solution
City, County
To Be Aired Thursday
Set Meetings
For Monday
4ione there ar* 25 illegally operated
Military landfill operation in th* county
Gourtreww
of th* County Agricultural U*p**MMit
make and instaM road sign* *• mam <
Highway to;
For Tax Exemptions
Filing Deadline Is April 30
right uf-way*
Panola County’s Economy
Shows Significant Gains
Shrine Blood Drive Set Monday
It Taken Only A Few Minutes Of Time
New Program
Provides Loeal
Joe Riggs Retires
As Game Warden
middle of the night "
meet at 7 pjw- Monday, Jan 14, at City
Hall, will canvas* ataction result* of the
Th* ETCOG 1**1*. according to
t'aeat*v*n*. that a cooperative effort
among th* vatmmm govcmmfotnl tewte*
p< obtain m MMivMMM cmMim and
outlining suggested. economical
ETCOG official, th* solid waste dupoeal
problem i* universal in this area of East
CANCER AWARDS—Sam Patterson, left, past crusade
chairman, and Wayne Adcock, right, past president,
accept Golden Achievement Certificates for their ef
forts in the 1973 Cancer Crusade in Panola County from
Mrs Betsy Wheat who serves on the ghstnet
approval t* advertise for bids on a fire
truck
Joe Rigg*. a 33 year veteran law en-
forcement officer who ha* been serving
Panola County since June a* a Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department game
warden, retired effective Jan 1
Riggs, who has been a game warden
they could count on, incomes that were
steadily rising and a future that was
protected by pensions, health insurance
and personal saving*
In the past five yean, a* a result of
their maintained spending, overall sales
in Panola County's retail store* rose
from Sl8.444.ooo to a total of 123,318,000,
the SRDS figures show.
Almost every branch of business
shared in the growth In the past year
local people were in the market lor more
can, more and better clothing, more
food, furniture, household equipment,
cosmetics and other goods than they
were in 1067.
And at that, they did not go all out
They still held back a sizeable amount as
savings
The prime fuel for this outpouring of
consumer dollars was the big gain in
personal income
The net earnings of the local
population, after payment of taxes, rose
from the 432,877,000 they received at the
beginning of the five-year period to the
440,804.000 that was available to them in
the past year
since tost, served as Marion County
Sheriff and as chief of police in Jefferson
before joining the state law enforcement
agency
The Carthage resident first served in
Panola County from 10M-60 and then was
transferred to the Gulf Coast where he
worked in Cleveland and Liberty
counties before returning here last year
According to a TPfbW official in Austin.
Riggs received "numerous letters of
commendation" for his service as a
game warden
During his 33 years in law ea-
lorcement. Riggs underwent more t'.an
400 hours of professional traini'ig in
various fields of crime detection and
prevention
He and his wife. Alma, presently live
at 307 Rawls St They have three grown
children Mrs Stanford Brantley and
Mrs Huey Hall, both of Carthage, and
Danny Riggs of Fort Worth
Riggs said he planned to retire in
Panola County and will make Carthage
hi* home. but. he commented. "1 wish
iMd Thursday, Jan 17, at th* Paaeto
openition of such landfills and that
slowly but surely" the stat* is forcing
the closure of illegal dump*
The ETCOG program is designed to
insuring health and environmental
services in countie*
SPEED
LIMIT
economical method of solving the
pnoNrai tare wild a mHiMmni would
, Lot 2 from tingla family
dwelling Io local business, a report from
the Planning and Zoning Commission on
Council of Government*' ETCOG >. th*
meetmg ** to be attended by city official*
from Beckville Gary and Carthage
Panola County official* apd any in
forested citizen* who wish to attend
Thursday • meeting. to tie conducted
by ETCOG staff member*, will deal
directly with solution* to the county's
present proHem
The Council of Governments, loliowing
* one year ntuc. of the I4<ounty area
should apply (or the exemption at the
Beckville City (Nfice. according to Mr*.
Eloise Flanagan The same
requirement* a* listed above will apply
to Beckville resident* seeking the
homestead exemption, Mrs Flanagan
•aid
Both Blair and Hooper warned that
person* must file each year between
Jan. I and April 30 to be eligible for th*
43,000 exemption
1,000 pints of blood Many months, he
stated, they need more than 100 pints.
Many patients treated by the Institute
are children such as four-year-old Diane
Woods who received bums over 63 per
cent of her body-33 per cent of which
were third degree bums-when her
nightgown caught fire Nov 30
The youngster, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Lawrence Woods who now live ui
Bridge City, is the granddaughter of Roy
It lakes months, even years, for bum
victims to recover from their injuries,
but only a few minute* of your time will
help them live.
The few minutes is all the time it takes
for you to donate a pint of blood Monday
to the second annual Panola County
Shrine Club Blood Drive to be held from
4 8 p m. at the Student Union Building on
the Panola Junior College Campus.
Blood donated during the drive, known
this year as the Bo Darnell Memorial
Blood Drive will be used in the Shrine
Bums Institute in Galveston, one of three
such institutes supported by Shrine Clubs
across the nation
This year's goal has been set at too
pinta, according to Ray Vandagriff, a
local Shriner. Anyone between the ages
of 31 and 65 is eligible to donate blood and
dinanee* to allow for townhouses and
inspection of the city’s audit report.
In addition, City Commissioners are to
discus* water coatracts, an In-
terpretation of the City Charter with
reference to Open Meeting* Law and
keeping of minutes of meeting*; city
policies, personnel and miscellaneous
projects by the city manager
ifficors, deputies, secretaries
»ya* tor 1*74, consider whether
county should pay tor removal
improvements. Blair said
T M Hooper, superintendent of the
Gary Public School*, said school district
residents should apply at the Gary
School Tax Collector’s Office Deadline
for filing there is also April ?0, and th*
same requirements concerning iden-
tification. proof of age and ownership of
lyd »PPly
Beckville residents who are eligible
photo by Jim ofevent
SIGNS DOWN—Brodie Akins, left, and Doris R. Akin, both Texas High-
way Department employe*, remove speed limit signs from along roads
in Panola County in preparation for installation of the new SB mpn signs.
Akins said the two had removed 132 signs from "rural intersections"
throughout the county through Thursday. He added that signs at city
limits, county lines and state lines would be left up until Jan. 20 when the
new speed limits go into effect
Ros* who lives on the Old Beckville High-
way here in Panola County. The little girl
was visiting relatives in Longview when
the accident occured She backed up to
open gas heater
Pascal) said that right now is a "high
bum season" that is compounded by side
effects of the current energy crisis such
as hoards of gasoline and improper in-
stallation of wood-burning stoves in
homes that are not built to house them
Panola County residents eligible for
homestead tax exemption* must file for
the exemption with the appropriate tax
office prior to April 30. according to
Waymon Blair. Panola County tax
assessor collector
Blair, in an interview Monday, said all
county residents who are 66 years of age
and older and plan to apply to the county
tor th* exemption must apply at his office
in th* Panola County Courthouse by the
April 30 deadline
Blair said each applicant for the 43,000
homestead exemption would have to
show proof of age, either through a birth
certificate, driver's license of sworn
statement, and would need proof of
ownership and a description of the
property involved The description, Blair
said, would be available in his office on
the present tax roll*
Person* applying at the County Tax
Office will receive the exemption not only
on county taxes, but on taxes levied by
the state and Panola Junior College a*
well a* the special county tax for road
there are no state or federal funds
available to help with costs Thai’s why.
be added, th* ETCOG will recommend a
cooperative effort
A total of 4112jto* was spent on the solid
waste study. according to the ETCOG.
Financial Aid
A new federal program to finance local
businesses or industrial development will
help improve the economic climate in
rural areas of Texas, according to Mr. J.
Lynn Futch, slate director of Farmers
Home Administration. Temple
Already letters of pre-application are
being received Futch said, requesting
financial assistance to develop
businesses under provisions of the 1*73
Hural Development Act The Farmers
Home Administration, a rural credit
service of the V. S. Department of
Agriculture, oversees the program
"Submitting a letter of pre-appllcation
is the first step in this program," Futch
explained "Any individual or group that
needs financing for industry or business
in Texas should summarize his ideas in a
proposal and submit it to the FHA county
office in the area or to a private lender
Priority will be given to projects that
strengthen rural communities by im-
proving economic and employment
conditions as outlined in the Rural
lievelopment Act "
If the prospective business meets
eligibility requirements. Futch said, the
applicant will be requested to submit a
formal application Major projects will
be cleared with appropriate local and
state officials to assure compliance with
development plans for the area
In addition to individuals, elibible
applicants may include partnerships,
cooperatives and corporations
Panola County's economy chalked up
significant gains in the last few years,
exceeding the advance* reported for
many section* of the country.
The progress was most apparent in
figures showing the amount of business
done by local retail establishment*
Their sales in the past year were 19 7 per
cent higher than they were five years
ago Much of the increase, however, was
due to inflation.
The finding* are based upon reports
released by the Standard Rate and Data
Service, covering the five year period.
The major credit for the strong local
showing is attributed to the consumer* in
the area and their desire and ability to
maintain their normal way of life despite
the troubled times
Although they were more restrained
than usual in their spending, because of
the higher cost of living and the un-
settling conditions at home and abroad,
they did not tighten up to the degree that
people in other localities did
They continued to spend with
assurance, feeling that they had jobs
local Shriner* ask that everyone who is
able donate. Staff members from the
Stewart Blood Bank in Tyler will donate
their time to take the blood donation*
here tomorrow
The local 100-pint goal is enough to
supply one month's needs at the Bum*
Institute in Galveston, according to
Jeffery Pascal!, administrator of the
hospital.
"When a person is severly burned, the
protective outer layer of skin is
destroyed and the victim* lose vital
fluid* including blood, Pascal! stated
"An acute bum patient can take as many
a* 50 pint* of blood during the critical
phase of treatment "
Pascal! said that in the course of a
year, the Bum* Institute treat* from 100-
H0 bum patient* and requires more than
photo by jim stevons
Leadership Development Committee of th* American
Cancer Society The certificates were awarded for both
men’s efforts in raising 15,934 for the Cancer Crusade in
Panola County last year-aa iocrease of 42,700 over
1972 * »
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Stevens, Jim. Panola Watchman Sunday Review (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 13, 1974, newspaper, January 13, 1974; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1195509/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.