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between 193.5 and 1960 that Miss
Edythe taught in Florida. Mississippi.
Alabama, Oklahoma, and in various
locations around Texas. This included
a private studio and music school in
Haskell for nine years. *
When she finished high school in
1920, she began teaching in Bagwell
and Detroit that summer and became
familiar with the territory. Then,
when her father died in 1935 she
permanent residence in
Detroit to whence she has always
returned.
She has a love for the little town
which has grown more intense over
the years and is very likely Detroit's
strongest booster.
Miss Edythe, with her own funds
and boundless energy, has done all
sorts of things to publicize ths
community and make it a better place
in which to live.
It was her check, for instance,
that paid for the enormous sign
painted on the side of a building, -•
clearly visible to U.S. Highway 83
east-bound traffic, which read: "Wel-
w . come to Detroit: A Little Town With
which assigned teachers just about Big People.”
anywhere a piano teacher was need- L „
ed. And it was during this time See DeWITT Page 12
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and serves as a Deacon of that
congregation. He has also been a
director of the Clarksville Chamber of
Commerce.
'Two of his present activities,
both time "consuming, involve the
local chapter of Ducks Unlimited of
Red River County, of which he is
co-chairman, and the City Park Board
of which he is chairman.
The work with DU is a love of
Olen Douglas, owner-operator of '
Blackmon Pharmacy, has been
honored by the Clarksville Chamber
--of Commerce as the civic booster for
the month of September. Marion
Lowe, a member of the Chamber’s
, • • selection committee, presented him
with a Cerificate of Appreciation at
the recent regular noon meeting of
the directors at The Branding Iron.
Douglas is a native of DeKalb,
having been born there on July 31,
1934, and spending his early life in
that community; his mother, Mrs.
Jewel Douglas, still resides there.
After graduating from the
DeKalb schools, he attended the
University of Texas, graduating with
a /Bachelor of Science degree in
pharmacy.
From H>53’lb 1956 he was in the
military with the U.S. Army, with
service in Korea.
During this period, he also
married Amelia Eloise Mongold on
Dec. 31, 1955, in Washington, D.C.
Eloise is a native of Petersburg, West
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The couple have three children,
Randy Douglas, 22, Beth Douglas, 19,
and Jennifer Douglas, 15.
Olen first came to Clarksville in
1961 to work at Bullington Drugs,
moving t(h Blackmon’s and later
acquiring ownership of the store.
Since being in Clarksville, Olen
has been exceptionally active in many
civic functions and is a familiar face at
virtually all meetings for drives and
campaigns of various nature.
He served on the Clarksville
School Board for a number of years
and was clerk and then president of
the Trustees. He has also been an
active Kiwanian and JayCee, being a
past president of both of those local
organizations. He is a member of the
First Baptist Church of Clarksville
Drive In Progress
Additionally, the President po-
inted out, the allowable miles for
subscribing members has been in-
creased from 50 miles, the present
allocation, to 75 miles before the
additional $1 per miles charge takes
effect.
The charge for a non-member is
$60 base pick-up rate plus $1.50 per
mile from the point of Origination,
payable at the time of service.
Subscriptions for businesses, in-
dustrial firms, and commercial enter-
prises are also available. These
subscriptions cover any • t
medically-dictated ambulance service
for anyone requiring same while on
the premises and for all employees
while on the premises are directly en
route to or from work.
These annual memberships are
on a sliding scale: for those with up to
50 employees, $100; 1 to 100 emplo-
yees $150 and 101 or more employees,
$200.
See AMBULANCE Page42
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The Oldest Business Institution in Red River County
The Red River Ambulance Ser^
vice has announced the opening of its
subscription drive for the new fiscal
year, beginning Dec 1, 1980, and
ending Nov. 30, 1981. Any new or
renewed subscriptions are effective
immediately and continue to the 1981
date.--------------------
■Perry O’Brian, president of the
Red River Ambulance Service, has
said that annual subscription prices
have not increased.
“We are very pleased to an-
nounce that the charges are the same
as last year,” O’Brian said, ‘‘$50 for
the family or $30 per individual.”
He also said that six-months
subscriptions will be offered at'$25
for a family and $15 for -n individual
for half-year coverage, expiring May
31, 1981.
“We are glad that the Red River
Ambulance Service, a non-profit Te-
xas corporation operating as a com-
munity activitiy, can hold the sub
scription price line due to the con-
tinuing efficiency , erf operation,"
O’Brian emphasized. .
The Clarksville Times
(U8PS 116-080)
Undelivered copies of 'the
paper and change of address
notices should be mailed to
P.O. Box 1021, Clarksville, .
Texas 75426.
a Banquet co-chairperson, has an-
nounced arrangements with Dorothy
Holster tor a meal ot chicken tried
steak and gravy, baked potato,
green beans almondine, tossed or
congealed salad, hot rolls, and butter,
a choice of pies, and coffee or tea.
The incoming President, Jimmy
Smith will introduce his directors and
officers and make brief remarks for
this year’s plans.
Miss Clarksville
A unique feature of the evening
A crowd of some 200 interested
Chamber of Commerce supporters
are expected for the Chamlier’s
annual banquet in the Intermediate
School Cafeteria on Tuesday evening
at 7 p.m. for an evening of good food,
entertainment, and presentations.
On the night's Agenda is the
announcement and introduction of
those winning such prestigious hon-
ors as the George F. Sunkel Award,
the Chamber Booster of the Year, and
the Miss Clarksville selection.
Additonally, the new officers of
the Chamber for the 1980-81 year will
be presented, and an excellent after -
dinner speaker will entertain the
audience.
To conclude the evening, the
/ Clarksville Chorus will present an
impressive closing ceremony in song.
James B. Thomas of Dallas,
supervisor of the Consumer Affairs
Program of Texas Power and Light
Company, ha&> been announced by
Banquet Co-chairperson Harry Bo-
. ■ mar as the principal speaker of the
evening. Thomas is a well-known
after-dinner entertainer.
award such an honor to Miss Edythe:
she can, will, and does on a regular
basis teach(count’eml): piano, organ,
violin, guitar, banjo, accordion,
drums, ballet, top, ballroom dancing,
acrobatic dancing, and baton work.
For those who find it strange
that one liVing in Detroit can actually
be so effective, be assured that Miss .
DeWitt is not self-trained and self-
taught.
Far from it! She holds certifi-
cates (now called degrees) from the
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and
the New York School of Music.
She attributes her success in the
instructional field to the fact that she
approached the subject matter from
a teacher's point of view rather than a
performer. Her philosophy is that one
is perhaps a better teacher if prepar-
ed as a music teacher than as a
concert artist with no instructional
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As with all of her interests, Miss
Edythe pursued learning her career
with dogged (not a good word for a
cat-lover) determination.
By savings and working long
hours at instruction in the winters,
she attended the Cincinnati and New
York Music Schools for 10 summers
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tion.
It is a most coveted award and,
although Miss Edythe declined be-
cause of the expense and her age, she
did send the material to her friend
who has agreed to demonstrate it for
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Miss Edythe, not slowing ap-
preciably from her near four-score
years, only recently signed a contract
with a New York publisher to write
piano materials and organ arrange- established a
ments. Additionally, she helped with
recording contracts for the amateur
song writer and is now giving her
attention to songs by Buddy Eddins,
of Bagwell, ambng others. -
She occasionally hears from stu-
dents she taught 30, 40 and even 50
years ago during her teaching career.
Miss Edythe was born near Red
River north of Bonham and has been
pretty much a life-long resident of the
area although her paths have carried
her into a considerable portion of the
United States for brief periods.
When she was attending the
conservatory in Cincinnati she was a
member of a music teaching agency
anywhere a piano teacher was need-
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Miss C’ville To Be
Crowned Tuesday
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Contestants
Those who had entered Friday
include:
'• Kristi Barnett, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Barnett, Clarksville;
• Jacqueline Davis, Daughter of
Hurtis Davis, Clarksville;
• Melonie English, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank English, Clarks-
ville;
• Amy Harvey, daughter of Bob
and Mary Harvey, Clarksville;
• Lisa Limbock, daughter of Bert
and Mary Limbock, Clarksville;
See MISS C’VILLE Page 12
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KIWANIS OFFICERS- Kiwanis officers for the 1980-81 year were recently installed at the annual banquet in
the American Legion Building. They included, from left, Jerry Pickett, vice-president; Mike Simpson, secretary,
Gene Whitsell, president; Jerrold Marx, treasurer; Lt. Gov. Paul McFerrin, the installing officer from Texarkana;
Rev. Bob Wilkie, past president and Thomas Fowler, president-elect.
Edythe DeWitt: A Teacher Very Extraordinary
By Gavin Watson
The moderately quiet and peace-
‘ ful town of Detroit, Texas, (tentative
1980 population: 796) might seem to
be an unlikely place to come upon a
dynamo in human form, but aoyone
who knows Edythe DeWitt can.
testify that she is one, if there ever
was one.
Edythe has crammed enough
activities and various careers into her
always-on-the-go 77 years for a half
dozen people and, through it all, has
been one of Detroit's most avid
boosters, often going it singlehand-
edly but usually with obvious zest.
If any particular aspects of life
might be chosen above others as
favorites of Miss Edythe, they might
be, although not particularly in order:
Detroit, music, dancing, and cats.
Surely there must be few people
anywhere, city or rural, metropolitian
or community,who is (qualified to
(each more skills than this lively lady.
' Asa matter of fact, a 1969 survey
taken by the National Federation of
Music Instructors gives the palm to
her as the teacher actually qualified
to instruct in more subjects than any
other in the United States outside of a
regular conservatory.
And well the Federation might
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SEPTEMBER HONOREE— Olen Douglas, left, accepts a Certificate of Appreciation from Marion Lowe, right,
a Chamber director, at the recent meeting of the group signifying his selection as the civic booster of the month for
September.
Douglas Named Booster
labor, as his favorite hobby is
hunting.
He and the members of the Park
Board played a large part in the
In presenting Douglas at the
Chamber meeting, Lowe characteriz-
ed Douglas as being “into just about
everything that is for the good of
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Sharon Marsh, president of the
Clarksville Parent-Teacher Orgahi-
Mary Margaret Sturdivant, also zation, has announced plans for one of
the biggest Halloween Carnival
celebrations in years for Saturday,
Oct. 25th.
The big evening will begin with a
parade of little ones in costumes on
the monument circle of the square,
with prizes for the spookiest cos-
tumes being awarded in six catego-
ries: Pre-school children, award for a
boy and for girl; Elementary School
Children, award for boy and girl; and
Intermediate School, award for boy „
and girl. an antirely separate event from the
The judging will begin WW ^radttional “trick or treat" night dn ‘
p.m. " ^Friday, Oct. 31st.
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until receiving the sought-after certi-
ficates.
Nor did she learn her dancing
knowledge from watching Saturday
Night Live. For example, she is a
qualified and certified Arthur Murray
ballroom dance teacher.
And the intructor for her private
ballroom lessons? No less than the old
master himself, Arthur Murray!
And, as if enough were not
enough, this remarkable lady is also a
registered music writer and publish-
er, publishing and selling piano
materials to music teachers all over
the United States. Folks in Detroit
can always look forward to recitals
and school programs if Miss Edythe
has a hand in them. If she can find no
music she likes, she simply writes an
appropriate number and choreo- ,
graphs an original dance routine for
it!
One of her most cherished honors
came recently when an old friend
from the Music Conservatory, now
president of the National American
Dance Association, the largest dance
teachers organization in America,
asked her to present some of her
original music and tap routines for
small children to the national conven-
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sent the Chamber throughout the
year at many civic and community
functions and activites.
This is not associated with the
Miss Texas Pageant, and the only
criteria will be appearance and per-
sonality as determined by a panel of
* three out-of-town judges who will
interview w the young ladies, all
Clarksville High School imiors or
Seniors, prior to the dinner.
Each will be introduced immed-
iately following the meal and the
winner will be crowned later in the
evening. The introduction and
crowning of the Miss Clarksville will
be the ofity pageantry”cbnnected with
the event.
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Halloween Carnival
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Following this will be an escorted
group march to the Title I Gym on the
school campus, with the carnival
events scheduled there from 6 to 9
p.m.
All sorts of special events and
activities for the various ages are
planned for the evening and food and
soft drink service will be available.
There is no admission charge to the
building.
Everyone is invited to partici-
pate in this great October fun-fest.
Mrs. Marsh also reminds parents
that the Halloween Carnival will be
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Watson, Gavin, Jr. The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 79, Ed. 1 Monday, October 20, 1980, newspaper, October 20, 1980; Mt. Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1295795/m1/1/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.