De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 2008 Page: 1 of 12
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FIRE ON 587. Units from DeLeon, Gorman, Sipe Springs and Promontory Park volunteer
fire departments responded to a small pasture fire, of unknown origin, on FM 587,
Saturday, July 19, near the home of Dr. Brandon and Amanda Gilmore. There was no
structure damage, but two acres immediately adjacent to the house were burned _____
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Texas State Trooper publication.
While in DPS Recruit
Training in the Spring of 2003,
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Trooper Clint Cole:
Fighting trooper
who never gives up
"The Texas Rangers and the
Comanche County Sheriff's
are continuing to follow
leads and locate persons in the
of Bundy Case. Anyone with infor-
mation is asked to call the
Comanche County Sheriff's
Office (325-356-7533) or Crime
Stoppers (325-356-3737)."
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tain the inventory necessary to
supply blood to 15 area hospi-
tals. We don't have those
donors in the summer, and are
asking community members to
help. Blood must be available
when it is needed. No patient
should ever have to wait for a
blood transfusion, because it
could he a matter of life or
death." Baker continued.
Donors must be at least 17-
years-old. weigh a minimum of
110 pounds and in good health.
All donors must present a photo
ID.
In Effect!
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in a black-and-white, and you'll
be sorry you quit."
After all, he was a Marine.
A ten-year Marine.
Clint faithfully went each
week to the hospital for
chemotherapy, then returned to
class - weakened, but always
mentally tough. He continued to
lose weight, going from 175 to
150 pounds, and he lost his hair.
One evening in the dormitory
after a tough day. he got a sur-
prise visitor who rejuvenated
him. It was Trooper Roy Tower,
HP-Longview. Roy was a cancer
survivor who had been stricken
in recruit training also and was so
sick he had to drop out. He
endured the tough cancer treat-
ments. was cured, returned to the
DPS Training Academy months
later, and started all over as a
beginner recruit. He finished
training and became a state
trooper. He knew the battle that
Clint was fighting.
"Hang in there, if at all pos-
sible." he told Clint.
His visit encouraged Clint
greatly.
Clint did hang in there. He
only missed one physical training
(PT) class following "chemo",
and that was because he had
another doctor's appointment.
His hand-to-hand combat
instructors were amazed at his
fighting spirit and especially his
fighting skills in "action counter
measures" classes. Clint had
been an amateur boxer in the
Marine Corps.
His medical bills mounted
rapidly. One of his PT instruc-
tors. Lt. Erwin Ballarta, offered
to hold a fund-raising event for
him. Clint thanked Ballarta, but
refused the offer.
“I don't want charity," said
Clint. Then he proceeded to pay
off the medical bills with month-
ly payments.
Clint Cole completed the
180 days of grueling Recruit
Academy training in September
of 2003, along with 72 other
recruits of Class A-03. Then he
was assigned to the Highway
Patrol in Comanche County. He
is still there, living eight miles
outside the town of Comanche
w ith his wife Jennifer and their
three children: his son. Cade, age
13; his daughter, Chloe, age 11.
and his youngest daughter,
Carissa. age 9.
The Comanche County
Sheriff's Office released the fol-
lowing statement w ith an expres-
sion of hope that it will quell
rumors circulating that the
Bundy murder has been resolved.
“The Comanche County
Sheriff's Office has made two
arrests in the last week that
On Wednesday. July 16,
2008. Texas Department of
Public Safety Troopers Clint
Cole and Jim Willey responded
to a report of a traffic accident on
FM 2921 approximately 10
miles north of DeLeon. Soon
after arriving. Trooper Cole con-
tacted DeLeon Police Sgt.
Dustin Paulsen and asked for his
assistance with the identification
of an unknown substance located
inside one of the wrecked vehi-
cles. Sgt. Paulsen arrived on
scene and observed large
amounts of w hat appeared to be
an illegal narcotic scattered
throughout the vehicle. Officer’s
administered a presumptive nar-
cotics test on the substance,
which tested positive for
methamphetamine.
Officer's were able to gath-
er a substantial amount of the
suspected methamphetamine
and took it as evidence.
Troopers Cole and Willey then
went to the hospital in Eastland
and arrested the two adults from
the vehicle. Sgt. Paulsen fol-
lowed the wrecker with the sus-
pect vehicle to the Comanche
County Jail. Upon arrival at the
jail, Sgt. Paulsen, assisted by
Comanche County Sheriff's
Deputy Robert Jolley, was able
to gather more of die suspected
narcotic.
Troopers Cole and Willey
arrived at the Comanche County
Jail with two suspects under
arrest, Abel Rosales Jr.. 25. of
Dublin, and Lorena Mancinas.
25. of Stephenville, who were
charged with Possession of a
Controlled Substance over four
grams, a second degree felony.
Rosales also had an outstanding
warrant out of Erath County for
Possession of a Controlled
Substance and was also charged
wkh that.
Officers will have to wait
for lab results to get an exact
weight on the narcotics, but it
appears to be in excess of 10
grams.
Information provided by
DeLeon Police Department.
Blood donors will be eligi-
ble to enter a drawing for a $50
gas card at a blood drive that
will take place on Thursday.
July 24. The Meek Blood
Center Bloodmobile will be
parked at Lawrence Brothers
from I p.m until 6 p.m. Donors
will receive a free mini-physi-
cal. total cholesterol test and a
patriotic t-shirt.
"Summertime is always a
challenge for us,” said Frances
Baker, donor recruiter. “We
depend on high school and col-
lege blood drives to help main-
a rapid rise in home real estate
prices in those areas that just
The
inevitable correction or reduction
down to price levels of a few
years ago is now occurring.
"Texas, and most important-
National Bank responded that ly our part of the state, did not
experience the same degree of
speculative forces and is so far
escaping a severe correction in
banks such as F&M are conserv-
ative and did not participate in
those excesses. We have not had
a foreclosure in years, do not
have any now, and do not see any
on the horizon. Our capital, earn-
ings. and reserves are at their
highest levels and are considered
strong by accepted industry' mea-
sures ”
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“You have to be tough to be
a trooper,” he told them. “One
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cleared multiple burglaries on the
south end of the county.
"The tw o arrested are Rocky Office
Dee Hidrogo. 24. and Edward
Duane Ray. 21. both
Comanche. Both men are in the
Comanche County Jail on
charges of Burglary of a
I labitation.
Local Banks Considered Safe Despite
Problems Elsewhere
Bundy Murder Investigation Continues
Despite Recent Arrests
It is a known fact that
"chemo" treatments devastate
some people physically in terms
friends noticed his condition and of reduced energy, strength,
commented on it. He dismissed appetite, and other debilitating
them and kept up with every factors. Although Clint was a
training activity. Finally, he victim of these forces, his train-
relented to his friends'continuing ing instructors and counselors
concern and talked with his were amazed at how quickly he
counselors. “bounced back" after each
They took him to Seton “chemo" treatment. In the early
Hospital in Austin for extensive weeks that required great physi-
physical examinations and test- cal stamina, some recruits quit -
ing. Recruit Clint Cole wax diag- dropped out because it was "too
nosed as having Hodgkin's tough". Clint, although in a
Lymphoma cancer. Stage 4. an weakened condition, refused to
often-deadly type. (Stage 4 is the quit. He talked with some who
most advanced.) It was the
toughest of news for Recruit
Cole and his wife back home in
Comanche. Doctors recom-
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MEET AND GREET Allen Stone, left, and Toby Morris, right, were among those who par-
ticipated in a reception for Jason Ferguson, the new DeLeon boy's AD/head football
coach, Monday evening at the DISD Support Center. More than 60 people turned out to
greet Ferguson and welcome him to DeLeon.
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By JERRY MORGAN their strength and safety. He
Reporter noted that www.hankstars.com
With last week's depositor was one such place.
run on IndyMac in California and www.hanksutrs.com is pub-
its consequential closing, some lished by Bauer Financial, an
have began to wonder how safe independent banking industry
their bank might be. analysis and rating Finn that has
The Texas Bankers been in the business for 25 years.
Association issued a press release It rates both First National Bank
last week which was designed to of Dublin and Farmers &
address some of those concerns. Merchants Bank based in
It noted that the economic ilu that DeLeon as five stars, the highest
has affected some banks has been rating awarded. Bauer Financial
most severe in states such as recommends both four and five
California, Florida. Michigan, star banks. Banks rated two stars
Nevada and Arizona. It adds that
Texas banks have generally not
been as strongly affected by the
recent adverse real estate market, worldwide banking organization
The TBA noted that that has a branch in DeLeon, has
although IndyMac, the ninth various ratings for various parts
largest mortgage lender in the. of its group ot banks, ranging
nation, had made some very from three to five stars. We were
aggressive loans in California, it unable to determine which rating
had adequate capital and was applied to the portion of the com-
working through their difficulties pany that includes the DeLeon
with a good prognosis until a
U.S. Senator made a statement
which caused its depositors to
panic.
banks were not allowed to dis-
close more about their financial
condition other than the informa-
tion contained in their required prices. Yes. the cost ot fuel, gro-
quarterly statements. ceries. feed, and utilities are tak-
Nowlin stated that there are ing its toll on the economy, but
independent bank analysis firms we have weathered worse condi-
who have the expertise to ana- tions in the past and will again
lyze those same quarterly reports this time.
and rate the banks according to "Most
By JACK LAWLER mended that he start taking
Reprinted with permission from chemotherapy treatment immedi-
ately. This he did. He would go
to the hospital for the injection
three days a week, then return to
the DPS Training Academy
Clint Cole began to lose weight quickly, and get back in step with
and developed lumps in the his recruit class. Though weak-
lymph nodes in his neck. He ened by the "chemo", he was
assumed something was wrong determined to not drop out or
physically but did not complain quit,
to instructors or counselors for
fear he might be discharged from
the training academy. Recruit
branch.
Calvin Spindor. CEO of
Farmers & Merchants Bank in
DeLeon and Eastland, provided
The TBA statement pointed the following statement.
out that the Federal Deposit "A couple of observations
Insurance Corporation insured regarding the continuing strain in
depositors up to $I(X).(XM). and the credit markets and home
that even those with accounts in mortgage lending business:
excess of that amount would "First, by and large the prob-
eventual ly get most of their lems are concentrated on both the
money back. East and West Coasts.
The IndyMac failure was Historically low interest rates
described by the TBA as "a com- since 9-11. coupled with large
pletely useless and unnecessary scale new construction and loose
tragedy." It also stated that banks lending standards, contributed to
are now generally far better pre-
pared to withstand the ups and
downs of the economic cycle could not be sustained,
than they were back in the 80’s
and 90's.
In Checking with local
bankers. Mark Nowlin of First
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Kestner, Laura. De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 2008, newspaper, July 24, 2008; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1244014/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.