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Mt. Vernon, Franklin County, Texas
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Thursday, November 18, 1971
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The state and the district
will also present them to the
Franklin County Commission-
ers Court and ask that body
to put them under the juris-
diction of the Justice of the
Kame,
season
Chapter
Eastern
matching funds,
will have full
control of hiring and firing of
the employee.
Coach
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basketball
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18 Days
WITHOUT A
FATAL TRAFFIC
ACCIDENT IN
FRANKLIN
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October games
7:45 pm. and
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Mt. Vernon
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2_i eanor
THE FOUR CHAMPION BALES of hay in the Franklin
County Hay Show which was sponsored by the Franklin
County Chamber of Commerce last Saturday are seen here
with two of the buyers, the judge and one of the produc-
First National Bank for
$10.00.
D. W. Newsome also enter-
ed tne champion mixed
bale which was bought by Mt.
Vernon Insurance for $8.50.
x^The champion legume bale
10 percent
The district
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29— Detroit .
30— DeKalb .
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for a Christmas party to be
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Sulphur
Passmore,
A bale of Coastal Bermuda
hay, entered by D. W. New-
some, was the grand champ-
Franklin
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Pleasant Friday
The Winnsboro Red Raid-
ers will meet the Linden-Kil-
dare Tigers in Mt. Pleasant
Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Winnsboro won the right to
represent District 15AA by
the flip of a coin after they
defeated. Cooper which threw
Peace court.
The board pointed out they
are working diligently to see
that the rules will provide for
adequate water safety but at
the same time will not be so
restrictive that they will be
unpopular with the public.
The board pointed out they
want everyone to have fun
when they visit Lake Cypress
Springs.
vey Funeral
with Rev. Donald Holt, Rev.
Bill Stinson and
rence Bridges
Burial was in
Cemetery.
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Plans call for the employ-
ment of such a person within
the next three to six months
who will be selected frorr* ap-
plicants referred to them by
the Ark-Tex Council of Gov-
ernments. In case no suitable
applicant can be obtained
from those referred the dis-
trict will then be able to se-
lect any qualified person.
her which will be attended by
board members, employees,
their families and guests.
The board was told the new
device to record the water
level of the lake has been In-
stalled in the tower at the
darn. Purchase of the device
was approved by the board
earlier. Cost of the device was
$750.
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two touchdowns
points after one
ers. From left to right behind the hay are: Todd Berry,
judge; W C. Newsome, producer of the champion Com-
mon Bermuda bale; Bill Campbell, buyer and J. H. Con-
nelly, buyer (Optic-Herald Staff Photo)
Harold
Biggers,
Paris; Jan
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OES To Have
Bake Sale Here
The Mt. Vernon
No. 956, Order of
.Star, will have an open bake
sale Nov. 24 beginning at 8:00
am. in the Masonic Hall
kitchen here Anyone wishing
something special baked
should contact one of the OES
members.
Memorial gifts are being
accepted at the First Na-
tional Bank by the Mount
Vernon Cemetery Associa-
tion In memory of Dr.
Tom.
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with Lone Star at Sherman
n 1934 and has remained
wPh them except for World
War II service in the Air
Force. He has a long list of
civic accomplishments and
has received many outstand-
ing swards for service to his
community.
His topic for the service
Snrday night will be
Vs- Of Life”.
N»al Solomon will be the
worship leader. Joe Nash will
be the music director, the in-
vocat'on will be by Gordon
Llo’d. the scripture reading
will be by Carol Stump, the
prayer by Charles Lowry and
♦he benediction by T. C.
Puckett.
Special music will be “Am-
er c» The Beautiful" sung by
n men’s chorus made up of
men of the community.
Ushers will be Rufus Bol-
ger, Jerry Swarts, D. A. Hold-
er and W. B. Rozier.
Dr. Tom died early Satur-
day morning in Franklin
County Hospital after an un-
expected illness. He became
ill at the football game Friday
night and was taken to the
hospital.
Dr Tom was born in Runge,
Texas Feb 6, 1915, the son of
Jchn Calvin Tom, Sr., and the
former Rosa Talk He married
Teny Gothard Sept. 28, 1940
in the University Christian
Church of Ft Worth.
which was entered by Joe
Dan Guthrie was a bale of Al-
falfa which was bought by
Crescent Drug Store for
$10.00.
The grand champion bale,
which was Coastal Bermuda,
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First Downs
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Pass Yds 46
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ly meoical director of Conso-
lidated Vultee Corporation in
Ft. Worth during and after
World War II. He was in gen-
eral practice in Ft. Worth be-
fore coming here.
Dr. Tom was a long time
member of the First United
Methodist Church. He was on
the medical staff of Franklin
County Hospital, a Mt. Ver-
non school board member,
member of the American
Medical Association, Texas
Medical Association, and past
president and member of the
Tri-County Medical Associa-
tion. 'He was County Health
Officer, a member of the Mt.
Vernon Rotary Club, a mem-
ber of the Board of Directors
of the First United Methodist
Church of Mt. Vernon, team
doctor for the Mt. Vernon
Football team, and a member
of the Cypress Creek Coun-
try Club.
Survivors Include his wid-
ow; two daughters. Miss Lar-
kin Tom and Miss Debbie
Tom. both of Mt Vernon; a
son, Johnnie Tom of Austin;
and a host of other relatives.
Pallbearers were Kirby
Pickett, Otto Walling. Jr.,
Otis Slaughter, Jr., Bill Cope-
land, Don Granger, and Baird
Beyette.
Tiger Basketball
Team ToStartPlay
Jack Jag-
gers, Marlon Hill, Rick Letot
and Keith Justiss also got an
opportunity for experience
and were outstanding as de-
fensive backs.
The Panthers came into the
game determined to win and
drew first blood when half-
back Ken Taylor crashed over
the Tiger line for three yards
jpnd a touchdown with 4:34
left in the first period. The
score came after Fountain in-
tercepted a Jimmy Short pass
on the Tiger one. Bobby Stin-
son’s punt, four plays later
from the Tiger four, was tak-
en by the Panthers Luther
They are J. C. Fountain, Rick
Letot, Scott Harvey, Charles
Dunlap, Kent Cargile and
Ronnie Stephenson.
The 1971-72 schedule
be as follows:
19—Paul Pewitt..There
- There
. - Here
There
Springs
There
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moving the water from, their
catch basin as rapidly as it is
being released downstream.
The catch basin is nearing
capacity and the water re-
lease will be resumed later
at the request of Mt. Pleas-
ant.
The board was told the dis-
trict has received approval
from the Ark-Tex Council of
Governments for a ; 7,000
grant in economic boost mon-
ey for employment of return-
ing Vietnam veterans or job-
less. The ‘rict will put up
tho Texas Parks and Wildlife
Commission, on rules and
regulations for Lake Cypress
Springs. After the rules are
completed they will be placed
on file with the state agency
so that Parks and Wildlife
personnel will have authority
to enforce them.
ion of the annual
County hay show wl
held on the plaza in mT^Ssqt-
non last Saturday. The bale'
of hay was bought by Mt.
Vernon Feed and Farm Sup-
ply with a bid of $18.00.
W. C. Newsome entered the
champion Common Bermuda
bale which was bought by
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
ment
Dec. 21—Quitman
Dec. 28—’Commerce Here
Dec. 30—DeKalb Here
Jan. 3—Quitman There
Jan. 7—‘Winnsboro There
Jan 11—‘Rivercrest
Jan. 14—‘Cooper
Jan. lfr-‘Prairiland Here
Jan. 21—‘N. Lamar _ There
Jan. 25—‘Commerce There
Jan. 28—Open
Feb. 1—'‘Winnsboro Here
Feb. 4—‘Rivercrest .. There
Feb. 8—‘Cooper Here
Feb 11—‘Prairiland There
Feb. 15—‘N. Lamar Here
Dallas Developer Discussing Cypress Springs Development
Dan Rainey, a Dallas devel-
oper, has shown Interest in a
lodge, condemonium complex
on Lake Cypress Springs that
will cost in excess of a quar-
ter million dollars.
He has contacted the Frank-
lin County Water District and
is scheduled to meet with the
board «nd negotiate for a
site in the near future. The
board discussed the matter at
their meeting on Monday.
The board discussed plans
to work with J. Mack Beall,
director of water safety for
er
Reynolds Sing
At Rotary Meet
Tho Reynolds, Edson. Ray
and Dawn, sang several relig-
ious songs as the program for
the meeting of the Mt. Ver-
non Rotary Club at Jimbos
Restaurant on Friday, Nov.
12. They were introduced by
M. P. Long who had charge
of the program for the day.
Guests introduced by Char-
lie Brown included C J Har-
per, visiting Rotarian, Winns-
boro; George Stone, visiting
Pleasant; Gil-
visiting Ro-
tarian, Sulphur Springs:
Leonard Passmore, Austin,
guest of D. R. McCarrey; Lee
Crawford, guest of
Stephenson; Paul
visiting Rotarian,
Banman, guest pianist;
Yates, guest of Walter Scars
and Leonard Cannaday, guest
of Ed Morrow.
President Bill Campbell
announced that the club and
the Fire Department will en-
ter the old pumper fire truck
in the Christmas parade this
year.
Secretary Joe Moseley an-
nounced that the club had 100
percent attendance for the
previous weeks meeting and
two were absent Friday.
The program for the meet-
ing this week will be under
the direction of Charles Low-
ry.
Veterans Honored
With Luncheon
About 50 families of Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars were in-
vited to attend a luncheon
sponsored by Cora Vee Crow-
der, who resides on the C Bar
Ranch on White Oak Creek,
on Sunday, Nov. 14
The luncheon took place at
1:00 p m. so that W. A. Crow-
der, a veteran and Franklin
County resident, would be
able to attend.
A flag could not be timely
located for the occasion so
Mrs. Crowder wore a dress
with red, white and blue col-
ors.
After the luncheon. Mrs.
Crowder spoke, stating, "My
heart, goes out for the veter-
ans, not only the ones pres-
ent, but all across our nation.
And gone but not forgotten
are the many veterans, some
were great fishermen, who
have sailed away to fish in
the beautiful, blue waters on
the Golden Shore.”
Release of water to Mt.
Pleasant was discontinued at
3:00 pm. Wednesday due to
♦he fact that pumps are not
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Dr. Tom had been practic-
ing medicine here for the
past 15 years. He was former-
^onsored by the Ministerial
Alliance is scheduled for Bun- .
Bay at 7.00 p.m. in the school
auditorium. The service this
year will be conducted entire-
ly by laymen.
The offering will go to help
needy families of the com-
munity.
Speaker for
w’ll be
the service
Doyle C. McKinney
of Waxahachie, an official of
Lone Star Gas Company and
a former District Governor of
Rotary International.
Mr. McKinney has estab-
lished himself as one of the
best known and best loved
men in North Texas, both as
a speaker and a business
man. He is constantly being
sought after as a speaker for
civic, church and youth
groups. He is active in the
Methodist Church, a Sunday
School teacher and is a Cer-
tified Lay Speaker.
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Thanksgiving Service Set
The annual community Ha waa born In Graven __ su .»ak»«»«w.,.
Thanksgiving service which is County and started hla
Supper Scheduled
At Hopewell Center
The Hopewell Community
Center supper will be held
Saturday. Nov 20. at 6 00 p m.
Singing will follow the sup-
per Everyone is Invited to at-
tend and take a covered dish.
Junior Varsity
Winner Over
North Lamar
The Mt. Vernon Junior
Varsity football team defeat-
ed the North Lamar team at
North Lamar on Thursday
night, Nov. 11, in the final
game of the season for both
teams.
The score
half
Mt. Vernon came back in
the third quarter and Don
Monroe ran 10 yards for a
touchdown. The attempt to
run the points after failed.
North Lamar came back af-
ter the Mt. Vernon kickoff
and scored their touchdown.
In the fourth quarter Mon-
roe raced 50 yards to score
the second Mt. Vernon touch-
down. Jimmy Justiss ran the
points over.
The Mt. Vernon team re-
covered two North Lamar
fumbles and intercepted three
passes.
The Mt. Vernon junior var-
sity was made up of freshmen
except for three sophomores.
Leonard Cannaday
Mt. Vernon Tiger
team will begin
play Friday night when they
travel to Paul Pewitt for both
varsity and junior varsity
games. Junior Varsity games
start at 6:30 and
games at 8:00.
Coach Cannaday
boys reported for workouts on
Monday. Six of those report-
ing are returning lettermen.
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estimated
of 12.05
octor Tom Dies Suddenly
Funeral services for Dr.
John Calvin Tom, Jr.,
were held Monday, Nov. 15,
at 10:00 a m. in the Sam Har-
Home Chapel
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The weather information
given below is for the 24-hour
period ending at 7 a m. on the
day listed for the period of
Nov. 11 through Nov. 17.
Day Max. Min. Rain
Thursday ---- 69
Friday 78
Saturday 76
Sunday ------ 80
Monday ----- 81
Tuesday 78
Wednesday _ 75
1972 FootbaU
Schedules Are
Announced Here
Supt. Walter Sears and
Head Coach Bill Yates an-
nounced the football sched-
ules for the 1972 season for
the Mt. Vernon Tiger
ball teams this week.
The District 15AA align-
ment has been changed and
schools in the football district
now include Mt. Vernon,
Quitman, Winnsboro, Mineo-
la, Rivercrest, Rains, North
Lamar and Commerce.
The 1972 varsity schedule
will be as follows:
Sept 8—Cooper There
Sept 15—Hughes Springs---
Here
Sept. 29 Open
‘Oct. 6—Quitman There
‘Oct. 13—Winnsboro .. Here
(Homecoming)
•Oct. 20- Mineola There
•Oct. 27-—Rivercrest There
•Nov. 3—Rains Here
•Nov. 10—N. Lamar — There
•Nov. 17—Commerce Here
• Denotes District 15AA
Games.
September games will start
at 8:00 p.m.,
will start at
November gamea will start at
7:30 p.m.
Coach Yates said this week
that seven of the varsity
starters will graduate this
year. He said next) years var-
sity squad will contain 15 re-
turning lettermen, all of
whom have gotten experience
this year and seven who have
been regular starters on of-
fense or defense.
The big change next year
is that seventh and eighth
grade games are being moved
to Thursday night and will be
played previous to the Junior
Varsity games.
Seventh grade games will
start at 5:30 p.m. with six
minute quarters, the eighth
grade games, with eight min-
ute quarters, will start five
minutes after the end of the
seventh grade games and the
Junior Varsity games, with 10
minute quarters,
five minutes after the eighth
grade game ends. Only five
minutes will be allowed at
the half of each game.
Price of admission to see
all three games will be 50
cents for students and $1.00
for adults.
The Junior Varsity sche-
dule has an open date on
Sept. 14 which Yates is trying
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the district into a three way
tie between Winnsboro, Coop-
er and Commerce. All three
teams lost one conference
Winnsboro ended the
with six wins and four
losses and four wins and one
loss in district play. The dis-
trict loss was to Commerce.
Linden-Kildare was unde-
feated in district 16AA play
and had nine wins and one
loss for the season. Their on-
ly loss was handed them by
West Rusk 9-7. West Rusk,
a member of District 17AA
did not win their district but
Linden-Kildare defeated Hall-
sville the winner of that dis-
trict.
The winner of the District
15AA-16AA bi-distrlct game
will meet the winner of the
District 13AA-14AA bi-dis-
trict game which are repre-
sented by Desoto and Kauf-
man.
Hicks on the Tiger 39 and re-
turned to the Tiger 19. Short
then hit Hicks with a 15 yard
pass for a first down on the
Tiger four. Taylor scored
three plays later. Gary Wide-
mans attempt to kick the
point was blocked. The Pan-
thers led at the close of the
first period.
The Tigers came back fol-
lowing the Panther kickoff
which was returned by Foun-
tain for 21 yards to the Tiger
45. Nine plays later, and on
the first play of the second
quarter Fountain slashed over
left guard for two yards to
score. Stinson's kick was good.
The Panthers were forced
to punt at the close of the
first series following the Ti-
ger kickoff Fountain took the
punt on his own 19 and raced
81 yards to cross the goal line
only to have the ball called
back for a clip on the Tiger
38 which, with the penalty
moved the ball back to the
Tiger 19. Seven plays later
Kelly Cargile raced around
left end for 21 yards for the
Tigers second touchdown with
6:12 remaining in the half.
Key play of the drive was a
41 yard pass from Cargile to
end Ronnie Stephenson. Stin-
sons kick was good.
Panther halfback Luther
Hicks took Stinson's kickoff
on his own 10 and handed off
to Taylor about the North
Lamar 33 with Taylor thread-
ing his way across the Tiger
goal line only to have the
play called back to the North
Lamar 36 where a Panther
foul had been committeed
and the ball was moved back
to the North Lamar 18 on
the penalty.
had an
16 46 percent with
digestible protein
percent.
The champion
Bermuda bale had
test of 14 59 percent and esti-
mated digestible protein of
10 25 percent.
The champion mixed grass
bale had an actual protein
test of 1698 percent and es-
timated digestible Iprotein of
12.54 percent.
The champion Legume (Al-
falfa) bale has an actual pro-
tein test of 20.87 percent and
estimated digestible protein
of 16.22 percent.
Forty bales of
entered in the show with pro-
tein test running from 5.43
percent actual protein in a
Common Bermuda bale to the
20 87 percent in the legume
bale.
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6 of 17 Passes
86
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4 avg 27 2 Kickoffs 2 avg 34
2 ret 38 Kickoff Ret. 4 ret. 76
2 avg 43 -Punts. 4 avg. 33.7
1 ret 5 .Punt Ret. .2 ret. 28
10 for 99 -Penalties _7 for 85
1 Fumbles Lost 0
The Mt Vernon Tigers
.rolled to a 30-6 win over the
Worth Lamar Panthers in the
/final game of the season for
/both teams at Tiger field in
/ Mt Vernon last Friday night.
/ It was the tenth loss of the
' season for the Panthers while
it was the Tigers second win
of the season, both wins being
over District 15AA opponents,
which gave them a fourth
place berth in the final stand-
ings behind Winnsboro, Com-
merce and Cooper who tied
for the crown with one loss
each.
Seniors, playing their final
game for the Tigers, who
played an outstanding game
were: quarterback Kelly Car-
1 gile, fullback Charles Dunlap,
halfback J. C. Fountain, guard
Rodney Cargile who also saw
action at fullback in the final
game, tackle Owen Carr, end
Challen Atkinson and end
Jack Rutledge.
Fountain, probably had his
best game. with 128 yards
rushing, catching passes for
11 and three yards, and re-
turning one kickoff 21 yards.
He scored
and the
touchdown.
Kelly Cargile had 88 yards
rushing, completed five of 15
passes for 78 yards and scored
two of the Tiger touchdowns.
Jack Jaggers accounted for
the points after one touch-
down and Bobby Stinson was
good on both attempts to kick
the points after.
Undergraduates
gers,
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Tournament
7—Mineola
10—Open
13— Paul Pewitt - Here
14— Detroit There
16-18—Mineola Tourna-
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