Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 47, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 3, 1985 Page: 1 of 32
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Texas Public Schools Week is and Carthage Junior High choir March 5, but will be from 7:00
coming up March 4-8, and Car- will sing at 7 p.m. for the until 9:00 p.m.
thage Independent School Evening Lions at Joe's Cafe. On March 6 the 5th grade
District students are planning oc- On Tuesday, March 5 the Cor- choir will sing at Panola Nursing
tivlties to show off what they've thage High School choir will sing Home at 1:15 p.m.
ByEorlChessher member of the Carthage Key
Well known local educator. Club — e youth group sponsoped -
education administrator and by the Carthage Kiwanis Chib -
devoted Kiwanian Earl Cariker "of all the things Earl Cariker has
was named Thursday night as been involved with. I know as a
recipient of the Volunteer of the former member of the group
Year Award during the 39th An myself. that Mr. Cariker is most
nual Panola County Chamber of dedicated in work with the
Commerce Banquet. Kiwanis Club, and through that
Cariker. long involved in the organization, the Key Club."
field of education, has another Martin noted that Cariker con-
love. said 1984 Volunteer of the tinues to be active with the local
Year recipient Lois Long. Long service club and has always
made the presentation of the maintained an active and sup-
award to Cariker. portive role in the Key Club and
It was noted of Cariker. its functions. He noted that
the Year is due to his being a
"lifelong avid supporter of
Panola County Youth.”
Although his work with the
school districts has been for pay.
Long pointed out that there was
much Cariker did that was above
and beyond the responsibilities
dictated by his position in
education.
"He has always been the kind
of person who is willing to help.
A person who went-the extra
and particularly when it came to
working with students,” said
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munity and is a worthy selection Although it was Mrs. Carl
for the award, it was noted. Gerardy and Dr. Q.M. Martin
Although Edwards and his who brought the dream to
wife, Patty, are not natives of reality, Edwards is credited with
for the Breakfast Lions at Twelve
In- Oaks Motel. At 12:30 p.m. the Thursday. March 7 will feature
is, 3rd grade choir will sing for the a play at Carthage High School
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parents are always welcome in There will be an open house bers. At 9:30 p.m. VIP members
our schooln but this special week March 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at will tour the Nature Trail and at
were going all out to get them Carthage High School, Libby 10:15 VIP members will be on-
to come to see the exciting Elementary. and Carthage tertained with o coffee. At noon
things happening in our district." Primary. Libby students will there will be ° luncheon for
The following activities are present a play called "The Mid- 9randporents and friends of the
planned by Carthage Schools In don Rainbow” during Open school
honor of public school wook: House. / To wind up activities for Public
On Monday, March 4 the 5th Carthago Junior High and School Week , the 5th grade choir
grade chair will sing at 1:15 p.m. Baker Koonco will have their will sing for the Rotary Club at
at leisure Lodge Nursing Home open house on the same night, Joe's Cafe.
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mighr’s event was award winning treduced by Bury Martin as basing Long. "Many of you are familiar
radio persenality Kurt Kilpatriek, writen materiei fer such people es with his debate teams who
whe kept the crowd of scaw 388 Bob Mope, but lbs muleriei was always won top honors."
relling with leughter at Ms Ickes refurned unopened. But, noted Chamber emcee
and bower, co metter how bed the Gary Martin, himself a former
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Better known to a broader community their home since
spectrum of the people of Car- 1931 and have strived- to make
thage and Panola County as their mark of improvement on
either “Mr Baseball , or “Mr the city. Han sr on noted.
Rosa", for his outstanding on- Upon receiving the award Ed-
deavors in both areas. Thad Ed- words noted that he alone did
words was named Thursday not accomplish the things
night as recipient of the coveted credited to him. "I hod a lot of
Citizen of the Year Award. people who helped me," he said.
The special annual presen it was during the 1940s that
tation has been made during the Edwards almost single-handedly
yearly Panola County Chamber pushed through the building of a
of Commerce Banquet since the youth baseball park here. He
creation of the award in 1953. was instrumental in obtaining all
Making the presentation ad- materials, lands, labor and input
dress and delivering the special required to build a ballpark,
award to Edwards was the 1984 which brought Little League to
Citizen of the Year, Jerry Han- Carthage.
“It is with great pleasure that I 1953, in memory of the late Billy •
present tonight's award to one Fite Edwards, their only son, an
of the most worthy of recipients outstanding Carthage High
since the award's inception in School athlete.
1953," said Hanszen. "He has Once boys in the community
been given honorary titles of Mr. were involved in baseball. Ed
Baseball and Mr. Rose, because wards was interested in
of his work in these two major establishing an activity for the
areas of community life." community's young ladies. With
Edwards' civic contributions backing from Panola Watchman
have spanned a wide spectrum Publisher Clemo Clements, Ed-
and have often been behind the words set the ball rolling for the CAcc;) miftt
scenes. He has worked to im Miss Panola County Scholarship ^uest SPe"Ke‘
PANC
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Special guest speaker for Thursday meteriel bombed. He was
CISD trustee spot
Barry Bagley has filed to par- conservative with your
. ticipate in the April 6 Carthago dollars." says Bagley.
ISD School Board elections, run-
ning for Place 5 against in-
cumbent Robby Smith.
Bagley is a graduate of Car-
thage High School.
He has a Bachelor of Science
degree in Business, with a con-
centration in accounting from
Louisiana State University, Baton
Rouge.
He lives in the Shiloh Com-
munity with wife, Linda, and son,
Travis.
They are members of the
Shiloh Baptist Church and he is a
member of the Shiloh Volunteer
Are Department
Bagley has spent two years
with the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation. dealing with white
collar crime.
"I am a qualified candidate for
school board trustee and will be
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Grissom, Debe & Chessher, Earl. Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 47, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 3, 1985, newspaper, March 3, 1985; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1430503/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.