The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1977 Page: 1 of 26
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Chinaberry House
Walk-A- Thon
Ravaged By Fire
TFD Battles Six Hours
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Old Time Skills
Bell; Crocheting by Mrs.
and Mrs. Bill Pylsnt. They
DECA
Texas
Davis, Chapter of the Year
cation categories. They
Reading From New
return home Monday.
Andrews-Doyle
Book By Humphrey
John Kellis
Released
On Bond
the Annona Methodist
Church Ladies; Cotton
Carding by Mrs. Clara
Hazelwood, and Hair Curl
ing by Mrs. Thelma Phelps.
The exhibit is spon
on
Clarksville
fought a stubborn blaze in
The Chinaberry House for
almost six hours Sunday
and the fire was
under control until near 1
a
Calif
lant, Mary Jo Woods, and
Rhonda Long.
Cortez, i
Kelly Frank, manual win
ner;
chartered planes at Dallas
Ft. Worth Airport for the
mot her
Py lant.
March of Dimes
Festival of Arts Week
Play By Carolyn
participants
are expected to leave the
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They will stay at the
Grand Hotel and attend
They will be accom workshops and leadership
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Clifton, mother of Mrs.
Beverly Pylant. Contents
were only juart tally covered
by insurance.
Dewey Wilburn, owner
of the house, said at the
that hr had no
insurance coverage.
Fire Marshal Trent
Dehoney ga_ye a rough
various sums to the March
of Dimes for each mile
completed. Smith said more
applications have been
requestred this year than
ever before. ?
The registration for the
walk will be at 8:30 a.m. on
the square and a list of
sponsors must be turned in
at that time.
Applications are still
available at Buddy's Mens
Wear, Seven-Eleven.
Lowe's Grocery, and' the
Dairy Queen.
The route lies east-
wards on U.S. Highway 82
to near Annona, north on
F.M. 44 to the old English
road, and then back to
F.M. 114, a 20 mile trip.
Some walkers are expected
to arrive back at the*square
by about --3 p.m. with
others in by 6 p.m.
Jaycees will accompany
the group and refreshments
will be provided during the
march, with a free lunch at
more than $10,000.00 on
contents and an additional
picture frames and pic iwiintinga by Mrs. Falurie $10.000 00 on the house
firemen' a.m when it was reduced to lures
smouldering sections. Fire
men
CHINABERRY HOUSE IN FLAMES -The Chinaberry House al KMM West
Main blazes briskly ih a sliff .north wind late Sunday night. The 72 year old
building, housing several specialty shops, burned and smouldered for nearly six
Jiours despite dedicated work by the Clarksville VFD.
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To Be Displayed
A Living Exhibit will be Mrs. Aqdrie Scott; Swedish
conducted Saturday, April Weaving by Marie legate; <
30, in the Exhibit Building at Smocking by Mrs. Ruby
the American Legion Park ]____ „ ,
in Clarksville. The exhibit, Forrest Gamble; Quilting by
open to the public from 1 to Annona
3 p.m. will feature Senior Church Ladies;
Citizens of Red River "
County demonstrating Harbison; Brier ’Stitching
crafts and skills of by gone by Mrs.
years.
Those reviewing the
exhibit can look forward to
demonsrations such as
Making Lye Hominy by
Mrs. Agnes Huff; Knitting
by Stella Ridens; Bread
Making by Mrs. Doug
Thames; Tatting by Mrs.
Mary Kerr; Tufting by Mrs.
Joe Gibbs; Drawn Work by
Mrs. Frank Frumley; Lye sored by the Committee
Soap Making by Mrs. Susie Aging and is free to the
Webster; Hat Designing by public.
years. Velerkn firemen said
it was extremely difficult to
reach the source of the
blaze in the attic, over the
second floor which was
^-partitioned into rooms.
One fireman with five
years experience said that
.4 was a very difficult task
upstairs. “It waiTthe only
time since I have been in the
Department that I was a
little scared,” he said, "hut
it was a real mess up under
the attic.”
Ladonia Duke; Virtually all firemen
Hand-Made Button Holes by inside were on oxygen
Mrs. Myrtle F.loyd; Wash- tanks, and some 13 tanks
-.ing and Ironing by Mrs.
Louise. Lennon and Mrs.
Tommie Hines; Bathing and
Dusting by Mrs.
J The delegation was
include: Shelia Baird. Texas scheduled to leave Clarks- Sunday evening. The
DECA student of the year ville Wednesday morning Clarksville DECA * will
and manual winner; Rosa about 9 a.m. in a recreation
On Saturday
A large contingent of the noon rest stop..
Walk A Thon participants All participants will be
feted with a weenie roast at
Clarksville square Saturday the Clarksville Country
morning at 9 a.m. for a Club from 2 to 4 p.m. the
20 mile jaunt eastward and next Saturday afternoon,
back, according to Robert May 7. A lOspeed bicycle
Smith. Chairman of the will be awarded at that time
Jaycee Committee sponsor- to the walker collecting the
ing the event. Eath walker most money in contri-
will have collected a list of butions for the March of
sponsors agreeing to donate Dimes, and a CB radio will
»« u given to the participant
with the largest number of
sponsors. Additionally, a
number of door prizes will
be distributed by lot to
those present.
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, owned by Mrs Mary
Hausler; and antiques,
finally left the scene owned hy Mrs. Kathy
about 4:30 to 5:00 a.m. Mrs. Barber. Mrs. Barber has
night and early Monday Mildred Marx and Mrs. been in the process of
wetlTng Bobbye King served coffee moving to Kilgore but still
to the hard working firemen had a number of antiques in .scene
in the early morning hours, her shop. In addition, many
The Chinaberry House items were in the house
was occupied by a number under various consign-
of specialty shops, including menta? including antiques estimate of the losses af
r owned by Mr. anil Mrs.
Mary Lou Russell; Harold Wallace and original
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morning before
down the last blaze. The
large 72 year old structure
at 1301 West Main Street,
north of the tennis courts,
was near a total loss, with
part of the roof fatting in and Pretty Things, owned by
the interior, thoroughly Mrs.
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The fire was reported ■■■
at about 11:15 p.m. and first IB
arrivals said flames were L|^B
widespread within minutes. MB
A neighbor said flames Afl
were shooting from under |^M
the eaves and even the l|^B
John W. Kellis, charged porch posts were flaming.
with Attempted Murder in The cause of the fire- is
the shooting of his ex wife, under investigation. j^M
Mary L. Kellis, Thursday Members of the h^B
morning, -April 19. was Clarksville Volunteer Fire I^B
. „..u ..... released from jail on Friday Department had four hoses : ^^B
Clarksville on that road, afternoon after making a under pressure on the fire
$25,000 bond set by W. M. within minutes but were
McDonough, Justice of the hampered by intense p^B
Peace of Precinct 1. smoke, held in by compp 'Mj
all « Mrs. Kellis, shot three gition roofing over woixirn
times in the chest with a shingles. “
.25 caliber automatic pistol,
was released from Red J** Ch,ef Rarl K‘n«
River General Hospital on "a,d lhe ffir? was .never ln
Monday afternoon. da"K*r of, becoming com
pletely out of control but
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stubborn blazes fought in |
lasting 25 minutes each
were expended. The fire
men attacked the blaze
Helen aggressively and the 1200
hoses repeatedly knocked 450 other
_ about other school personnel in
midnight. However, it broke chartered flight to
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barely the National Career Devel Carolyn Doyle, Martha Py- California time.
DECA Delegation
California Bound
The Clarksville DECA Cortez, manual winner; al vehicle provided by Mr.
Hatfield. and Mrs. Doyle gafioQS per minute from the contingent will join some kelly Frank, manual win and Mrs. Bill Pylant They
hoses repeatedly knocked 450 other Texas DECA ner; Cathy Sturdivant, were to board one of three,
the fire out until it appeared students, co-ordinators, and manual winner ; and, Kevin
to be extinguished about other school personnel in a Davis, Chapter of the Year
midnight. However, it broke chartered flight to Calif Chairman. Other delegates flight, due to arrive there at
out in billowing flames again ornia Wednesday to attend include Rickie l4ingstoh, 3:45 p.m. California time.
opment Conference at Ana
heim April 27 May 1.
The local students are
area and state winners in panied by Mrs. Dharlene seminars Thursday througl
-various Distributive JCdu Jones, teacher coordinator. Saturday. Awards will be
The delegation was made nt the Awards Ball
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Dr. Edwards
Is Certified
As Specialist
passing a certification
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See EDWARDS
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Dr. Rex L. Edwards physician must have first
has been named diplomats completed
Dr. Edwards has been
taking this continuing edu-
cation during recent years,
having studied in New York,
Houston. Dallas, Los Ange-
les and Lexington, Ken-
tucky. In addition, dip-
IMM’TOR CERTIFIED-Dr. Rex L. Edwards has
recently been certified in the medical specialty of
family practice. To obtain the certification, ■ Dr.
Edwards has completed 300 hours of approved
studies and has successfully, passed a two-day
written examination.
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has been named diplomate completed a three year
of the American" Board of family practice residency or
Family Practice as a result .have.been in family practice
bf passing a certification a minimum of six years and
examination offered by the must have successfully
Association? Re is now c'oihpleVed 300 hours of
certified in the medical continuing education ap-
specialty of family practice, proved by the American
one of the few in the Academy of Family Phy-
northeast Texas area and sicians. He must also pass
one of only 11,000 in the an intensive two-day writ-
nation. 1 1 ten examination.
The designation is not
an honorary one, but is
based on experience and
continuing study in the
fields of internal medicine,
surgery, obstetrics, gyne-
cology, pediatrics, psy-
chiatry, and community
medicine. To even qualify
to take-the examination a
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comes from the rosebush of
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Tickets are now on sale for the Mark
Twain play, written, directed, and
produced by Carolyn Andrews Doyle,
formerly of Clarksville. The play, which
has toured out-of-state and has received
considereable acclaim, will be performed
Mrs. DoyL is director. ——
The project is being brought to
Clarksville under the sponsorship of the
Friends of the Library as a part of their
Festival of Fine Artla Week, which will
also include sponsorship of a reading by
followed
and off during
“It blooms a
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former Clarksville resident.
The Twain play will be staged in the
Clarksville High School auditorium at
i. on Friday. May 18. Tickets are
sale at the Library or from moat
members of the Friends of the Library,
priced at $2 for adults and $1.50 for
children. V '
* Mrs. Andrews Dbyle is the daughter
of the late Charlie Andrews and the
former Mrs, Virginia Andrews. She including an uncle, A. B. Varley,
epent moot of her early life in the county Humphrey will be in El Paso on May 2 for
i^ress at the
L El Paso. Dr.
Heywood Antone, another former
former Clarksville manager for the Texas Clarksville resident, is director of the
Power and Light Company. Texas Western Press.
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joined together in S 13 ween sales spree,
offering bargains and great spring time
values. Kline Driver is shown here
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says, “and really sdsh a length
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OLD ROSE FOR YOUNG LADY—Teel Bowers.
82. presents a white rose from a 53 year old
rosebush, to his appreciative granddaughter, Julie
Hurt, five years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd
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for cutting back.' “ —tremelv rare I
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side of the home near the
Teel planted the white north entrance, the bush m
running rose in 1924. a year produces on and off during- >a|e
after he built his ho^ie. and the season. “It blooms a'
it has -been producing while and then quit*. JML
faithfully ever since, year in starts up again Igter,*’
' ano yekr out without fail. It comments Mrs. Bowers.
is a tribute either to the \- Mrs. Beverly Pylant,,
richness of the soil or the vice-president of the Good
hardiness of the plant that Earth Garden Club, esti-
" such a record of blooming mates that this may be the
eve r^bne ing 'fertilized’ udisiy pawing in the High School before movina to Corpus, wUniversity of Texas at
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it is extremely rare for a
bush to live alfiTprosper for
h of time.
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The Clarksville Friends of the1
Library will sponsor a reading by and,
reception for William Humphrey, noted,
author and former Clarksville resident.i
at the Library. The-roading will begin aV
7:45 p.m. in the Library on
- evening,’-May 12, to be
immediately by the reception.
There will be no charge for
admission and the group invites all 7 ■
members, friends and patrons of the j 1
Library and acquaintances of the author '
to attend. It is a part of the Library's Fine'
Arts Festival Week.. ■!
Humphrey will read from his new (
book, “Farther Off From Heaven,” which
has just been released by the Random
House publishers. He is also the author of 1
several other, books, perhaps the
best known of which is “Home From The
Hill,” from which a movie, partially filmed
in the Clarksville area, was made.
He lived here during his early life
and attended the Clarksville schools. He
has a number of relatives in the area,
including an uncle, A. B. Varley.
achieved without oldest rosebush contin - and attended several years at Clarksville a lecture for the Western
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I^bflldt being processed. Honey Color
t I-ab dealers in the area are Blackmon
several ddwntewn merchaMs who have r Pharmacy, Bullington Drug and Dehoney
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Avery. The Lab offers one day service in
an 80 mile radius of Clarksville.-
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HONEY COLOR LAB-Dehoney
Studio and Honey Color Lab are among
ther ink 13 week sales spree, * Slud io. in Clarksville and Avery 7-11 in
ery. me Lab oners one day s«
80 mile radius of Clarksville.-
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