The Celeste Courier (Celeste, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 26, 1979 Page: 1 of 6
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CELESTE, HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS 75423
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1979
VOLUME 77
NUMBER 4
PTA Founders
Firemen Name
Christmas in England with
Our Town This Week
Day Meet Set
New Officers
Joan and Charles Dupre
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Six Generations of
White Rock Family
Banks in Celeste
Duncan Named Head Coach
at Iowa State University
■
Rap Session is Planned
at Senior Citizens Center
Club Members
Go Shopping
RJW
Ifs A Boy
t
move to Oklahoma.
Duncan is married
to the former Sally
Treadway of Greenvi-
lle. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo
Duncan of Celeste.
ict championships
both years; then we-
nt on to coach at
Tarleton State Coll-
ege, Henderson Coun-
ty Junior College
and Navarro Junior
College before his
I
The Arts and Craf-
ts Club had a fun
day at Sher-Den Ma-
ll. After a shopping
spree, the group had
lunch at the cafete-
ria.
Making the trip
were Angie Lou Slay-
den, Lenna B. Barr,
Fay Harrell, Willie
Cawthon, Stella Col-
lins, Jane McBride,
Pansy Biggs, Pearlie
Lyday, Lorene Gresh-
am and Martha Stewa-
rt .
The Celeste Volun-
teer Fire Department
elected officers at
the regular meeting
on January 8.
Those elected to
serve as officers in
1979 are Bobby Prat-
her, president; Bob-
by Griffis, vice pr-
esident; John Mize,
fire chief; Ron Dou-
glas, assistant fire
chief; Larry Rowell,
secretary; Albert
Cranberry, treasur-
er; Billy Key and
Cecil Arey, radio
operators.
Johnny Morton was
appointed as fire
marshal by the city
council.
A spokesman for
the fire department
said there are still
plenty of phone sti-
ckers at the city
hall. The stickers
are printed with ph-
one numbers for the
fire department and
the Hunt County She-
riff’s office.
Anyone wishing to
join the fire depar-
tment can do so by
attending the fire
meetings on the sec-
ond and fourth Mond-
ays of each month at
7 p .m.
the old bank. It lo-
oks like it will be
a long haul for hom-
eowners to get some-
one to do the pruni-
ng and clean-up wo-
rk .
WINTER WEATHER has
everyone gue s s ing.
Warm fog, then rain,
then a brief snowfa-
ll Saturday was not
out of character.
Bill Barnard heard,
then on going out to
investigate, saw a
flock of geese head-
ing north in the fa-
lling snow. They ev-
idently decided the
timing was not rig-
ht. They circled ea-
st, then back south.
'TIS NICE TO have
the Mike Weatherleys
as across-the-street
neighbors.
See you next week.
mily exchanged their
gifts. Earlier, the
whole family, all
17, gathered at a
real fine hotel in
Swindon and had Chr-
istmas dinner toget-
her. It was good fo-
od, beautifully do-
ne, and thoroughly
enjoyable.
All this time the
weather was mild ho-
wever English damp.
Two days after Chri-
stmas we went to st-
ay with Joan’s youn-
gest sister and her
family living in Cr-
icklade which is a
9th Century Saxton
village with an anc-
ient church which
each morning tolls
its 14 bells, and on
Sunday mornings you
awaken to hymns bei-
ng played on the be-
lls. We stayed in
Cricklade and visit-
ed with all the mem-
bers of Joan’s fami-
ly until we departed
London on January 4.
On New Year’s Eve,
the weather turned
suddenly with the
worst snow storm pa-
rts of England had
had in 15 years. The
section where we we-
re was not hit that
hard but other sect-
ions were.
The Christmas in
England was thoroug-
ly enjoyable and ca-
lls for a repeat pe-
rformance some futu-
re Christmas.
Rev. and Mrs. Ken
Cole are attending
the Texas Baptist
Evangelism Conferen-
ce in Dallas.
firewood by the cord
or portion of a co-
rd.
3. Have wood deli-
vered only while at
home, and always ch-
eck the dimensions
of the delivery.
Brown noted that
consumers who have
followed these prec-
autions but still
feel they have rece-
ived a short measure
of wood may call the
nearest TDA district
office or the Texas
Department of Agric-
ulture Weights and
Measures Section at
(512) 475-6577.
Mr. and Mrs. David
Wolfe announce the
birth of a son, Dav-
id Ray, on January
17, 1979 at Citizens
General Hospital,
Greenville. He weig-
hed 8 pounds, 2 oun-
ces .
Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Wolfe and Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Lanier of
Graham.
Continuous banking
with the First Nati-
onal Bank for six
generations is now
the record of a Whi-
te Rock family.
Christopher Lowery
Reisor of Brownwood
represents the six
generation. His sav-
ings account was re-
cently started by
his grandparents,
Rev. Bill and Nita
Reisor of Whitehou-
se. Reisor is a for-
mer pastor of the
Celeste Baptist Chu-
rch .
Other generations
and local bank cust-
omers are his fath-
er, Gregory Bill Re-
isor; the grandmoth-
er, Nita Lowery Rei-
sor; his great gran-
dfather, James D.
Lowery Sr., Rt. 1,
Celeste; his great
great grandmother,
the late Mrs. Emma
Lowery, and his gre-
at great great gran-
dmother, the late
Mrs. Ella Defee.
The Defee, Lowery
and Reisor families
were long time resi-
dents of the White
Rock community.
Cord Offers Only Reliable
Way To Measure Firewood
NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE:
JOAN AND CHARLES DU-
PRE have returned
from England. Be su-
re and read about
their trip. KELLY
FELTY was the guest
of Michael Colbert
of Wolfe City for a
flight to Miami for
the Super Bowl game
Sunday. They report-
ed a wonderful time,
however, they were-
n't too pleased with
the outcome of the
game.
improvements at the
center and in the
Nutrition-Transport-
ation program gener-
ally .
This is an invita-
tion to any and all
who have the well-
being of the elderly
and disabled at hea-
rt, and most partic-
ularly the Hunt Cou-
nty Committee on Ag-
eing , the Hunt Coun-
ty Commissioners Co-
urt, the mayors and
councils of all area
towns, nursing home
personnel, Home Hea-
lth Services, Human
Resources, Health
Resources, Area 5
Health Systems Agen-
cy, and pastors of
our churches.
Do come and contr-
ibute to the better-
ment of your commun-
ities .
J. B. Clements
Sr. , Rt. 1 Box 131,
Celeste, Texas
75423, phone 568-
4519
80TH BIRTHDAY:
Mrs. Buena Davis wi-
ll be eighty years
old Sunday. Her chi-
ldren had planned an
Open House celebrat-
ion, but Mrs. Davis
is now a patient in
Baylor hospital. Th-
ose who wish to sho-
wer her with cards
may mail them to Ce-
leste .
The Celeste Paren-
ts-Teachers Associa-
tion will celebrate
Founders Day with a
tea following the
business meeting Tu-
esday , February 6 at
7:30 p.m. Dr. Roy
Rhodes of Dallas wi-
ll be the guest spe-
aker.
ions we have had re-
ports on consumers
who were shorted by
as much as $75 worth
of wood because they
allowed the seller
to simply dump the
wood in a pile inst-
ead of stacking it,"
Brown noted. "In one
recent case a pile
of wood which a man
had purchased turned
out to contain only
a half-cord instead
of the two cords he
paid for."
Brown pointed out
that some dishonest
dealers convince the
buyer to allow them
to pile the wood by
claiming it is damp
and that it will not
dry properly if sta-
cked, or that they
do not have the time
to stack the load.
Others offer to red-
uce the purchase pr-
ice if they can pile
the wood.
Some of the ways
consumers can assure
themselves of fair
treatment are:
1. Measure off the
' dimensions of a cord
a specific locat-
ion, such as against
a fence, and insist
that all deliveries
be stacked in that
spot.
2. Always purchase
eight to twelve, al-
ways pleasant, stud-
ious and as "fluid"
in his way about the
classroom as he was
on the football fie-
ld.
I remember one ev-
ent especially Ext-
ra, on their own ti-
me, study in the li-
brary as he and Mic-
key prepared for co-
llege. The very best
to Donnie.
THE CLEAN-UP of
fallen trees and li-
mbs is a gradual pr-
ocess . On good days
the sound of chain
saws is heard. Neat
piles of brush and
firewood is stacked.
Henry Evans, for the
city, does some cle-
an-up . The trash is
piled on the city
owned lot south of
We are planning
our second "rap ses-
sion" at the Senior
Citizens Center at
3728 O'Neal Street
in Greenville on Tu-
esday, Jan. 30 at
7:30 p.m.
We expect, as our
guests, some of our
new-found friends
from Paris Junior
College. Ms. Gladys
H. Dennis, director
of P.J.C.'s Retired
Senior Volunteer Pr-
ogram and Ms. Virgi-
nia Brown, coordina-
tor of Special Prog-
rams , have indicated
acceptance of our
invitation and we
hope Vicki Oglesby,
coordinator of Spec-
ial Projects, and
perhaps some others
will find it possib-
le to be with us.
We want to talk
about the RSVP for
Hunt County and abo-
ut courses for Geri-
atric Nursing Home
Aides in our area as
well as expanded co-
urses for L.V.N.s
and R.N.s and then
about Nursing Homes
and the TASK FORCE
REPORT. And spend
some time talking of
Persons wanting to
purchase extra cop-
ies of The Celeste
Courier may do so
by contacting Mrs.
Mary Jane Seigler.
From RJW ....
ELMO AND NADINE
DUNCAN, down there
on Padre Island enj-
oying a balmy wint-
er, you are proud
parents and justly
so. Our town is pro-
ud also of Donnie
and his recent appo-
intment as head foo-
tball coach at Iowa
State University.
During his six ye-
ar stay and gradual
promotions at Oklah-
oma State Universi-
ty, friends followed
his career and watc-
hed for him on T. V.
game broadcasts. All
students are special
with teachers and
coaches. Each has
individual abilities
and characteristics.
We remember Donnie
(Class of ’58) as
going through grades
church was old and
well maintained. In-
scriptions and dedi-
cation plaques on
the walls were dated
in the 1600's. Howe-
ver, Joan's sister
told us the earliest
writings in the chu-
rch records were in
the 1200's. Such a
beautiful performan-
ce of such a wonder-
ful happening, in
such an old place,
was really touching
and meaningful and
thoroughly enjoyab-
le .
English children
are like children
here and don't want
to go to bed on Chr-
istmas Eve night and
definitely don’t wa-
nt to go to sleep,
but they did after
leaving a glass of
orange juice and mi-
nce pie on the hear-
th for Father Chris-
tmas who came short-
ly after the childr-
en went to sleep.
Bright and early
on Christmas morni-
ng , we were awakened
by Joan's little ni-
ece and we were del-
ighted to participa-
te. The children su-
rprised us by giving
us stockings that
all the children in
the family had prep-
ared for us. On Chr-
istmas afternoon,
the whole family ga-
thered at the home
of Joan's youngest
sister where the fa-
BY CHARLES DUPRE
The trip started
on a real good note
with Braniff Flight
201 leaving DFW on
time. The flight was
beautiful and we we-
re over London Gatw-
ick on time, however
both London Gatwick
and London Heathrow
were socked in with
good old English
fog, so we knew we
were back in Engla-
nd . The plane was
diverted to Prestwi-
ck Scotland for ref-
ueling and a further
stay on the plane on
the ground for anot-
her hour or so. We
finally got to Gatw-
ick five hours late
and thoroughly exha-
usted .
Thank goodness Jo-
an's brother had not
given up, and after
a 3-hour foggy road
trip we arrived at
Joan's sister's home
in a little village
named Tockenham whi-
ch is about 80 miles
west of London and
about 15 miles from
Joan's home of Swin-
don. Now Tockenham
is a little village
obviously ancient
and full of history.
About three miles
from where Joan's
sister lives is an
old farm house with
a picturesque mill
pond. We learned th-
at Henry VIII of En-
gland kept the place
for one of his wiv-
es , Anne Bolin to be
exact.
Anyway, Christmas
in England is total-
ly dedicated to the
children without the
commercialism we ha-
ve here. The homes
are colorfully deco-
rated with trees and
lights, crepe paper
stringers, and all
kinds of different
colorful simple orn-
aments. The children
look forward to the
coming of Father Ch-
ristmas Ganta Clau-
se) on Christmas Eve
night.
Each year at the
big playhouse in Sw-
indon they have a
special performance
of a pantomine for
children. Now for
those who do not kn-
ow of pantomines,
they are stage plays
where there is a ce-
rtain amount of aud-
ience participation.
The play this Chris-
tmas was Puss 'n Bo-
ots, and Joan's fam-
ily had reserved a
whole row of seats
in the playhouse wh-
ich was packed with
children. The child-
ren were a riot to
watch and be with.
Then on Christmas
Eve night in the ch-
urch in Tockenham,
all the children of
the church put on a
nativity play which
was beautiful to be-
hold. The children
performed like prof-
essionals. Now the
Consumers who pur-
chase firewood by
the pile or pickup
load instead Of by
the cord may risk
losing a stack of
money, notes the Te-
xas Department of
Agriculture.
"Without a reliab-
le standard to go
by, it is very diff-
icult to accurately
measure how much wo-
od you are getting
and what is its true
cost," Agriculture
Commissioner Reagan
V. Brown said today.
"Although the major-
ity of wood vendors
are honest, often it
is not enough to re-
ly only on their wo-
rd or on guessing,
especially with the
current price of fi-
rewood ."
Brown stated that
Texas law requires
all firewood offered
for sale be adverti-
sed and sold by the
cord and not in arb-
itrary amounds such
as truckloads. A co-
rd is a reasonably
tight stack of wood
with dimensions tot- in
aling 128 cubic fe-
et, he pointed out.
The normal measurem-
ent is four feet wi-
de, four feet high
and eight feet long.
"On several occas-
Donnie Duncan, a
Celeste native, has
been named head foo-
tball coach at Iowa
State University.
The 38-year-old
Duncan has been on
the staff of coach
Barry Switzer at Ok-
lahoma University
for six years and
was assistant head
coach this past sea-
son. During his time
at Oklahoma, the So-
oners compiled a 62-
6-2 record, and ann-
ually boasted one of
the top offensive
teams in the count-
ry.
Duncan has devoted
his time at Oklahoma
to the offense, coa-
ching receivers and
running backs his
first five years and
handling the offens-
ive line last seas-
on.
Duncan played his
high school football
at Celeste under Co-
ach T. B. Weatherley
Jr. who recalled him
as one of his more
determined players.
Duncan played varsi-
ty his freshman year
as a guard. By the
time he was a senior
he was moved to qua-
rterback and made
the All-District te-
am.
Duncan was an all-
round athlete, havi-
ng participated in
basketball, baseba-
ll, track, tennis
and softball at Cel-
este.
Weatherley expres-
sed the opinion that
Duncan would make a
topnotch head coach
at Iowa State. "He
will do them a real
fine job," he said.
Duncan previously
■ coached two years at
Honey Grove High Sc-
hool , winning distr-
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