Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 6, 1998 Page: 2 of 16
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trains Countg L/tadcr Tuesday, October 6.1998
MEMBER 1998
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
THE OLDEST BUSINESS LN RAINS COUNTY
Established June 10,1887
Baina County Leader
i Publication Number USPS 454-5601
Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to:
RAINS COUNTY LEADER
P.O. Bo* 127, Emory. Texas 75440
Reunions
FLATS REUNION — The Rats reunion will be held Saturday, Oct.
17th. at Point Community Center. Come, bring lunch and enjoy the get-
together Lunch starts around noon.
RAINS H. S. CLASS OF ’78 REUNION — All classmates, fam-
ilies. teachers, and friends are invited Saturday, October 17, at 3 p.m. to the
Rains Heritage Center for a potluck supper. Can you help us find Shirlon
Boyd. Donna Brooks, Marcy Olson. Kenny Miller, Peggy Hamilton, and
Joe House’ For more information, call Linda (Holman) Gudger at 473-
1027. or Jan (Conway) Bums at 473-2715.
TOM W. HILL
Editor & Publisher
1904-1937
EARL HILL. SR.
Editor & Publisher
1937-1960
KATHLEEN HILL
BECKNELL
Editor & Publisher
1960-1995
EARL CLYDE HILL, JR. -Editor & Publisher
Published Every Tuesday except last Tuesday in December
Entered at Post Office in Emory. Texas as a Periodical
Telephone: (9031 473-2653 • FAX: (903) 473-0050
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Inside Rains County. 1 year. $12.00; Out of
l ounty. 1 year. $18.00: Out of State. 1 year. $20.00. Rains County Senior
Citizens age 60 and over will receive $1.00 discount. Prices effective
January I. 1995.
THE PUBLIC FORUM
The Rains County Leader welcomes letters to the editor on subjects of interest to
us readers. Letters should be no longer than 28 to 30 typewritten lines (350 to 400
words I Longer contributions will result in your letter not being published All let-
ters must bear the original signature and a primed name, address and phone num-
ber Contributions are limited to one letter per household per month wuh at least
two weeks between each letter. We will not knowingly publish letters that, m our
opinion. Ubel. slander or threaten. We reserve the right to refuse to publish any tel-
ler Letters to the editor are the views anil opinions of the w riter and do not reflect
the editorial position of the editor or staff of the Rains County Leader
Dear Editor:
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT COLUMN
The tallowing candidates have authorized the flams County Leave*
to list their names in our political announcement ooli.mp subject to
the action of me November 3rd General Election
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FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
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CoCrndan of' ^
Piculs and ^Meetings
■ Rains County Cancer Support Group Meeting
Thursday. Oct. 8. 7:00 p.m.. Rains County Public Library
■ Happy Homemakers Meeting
Friday. October 9, 9:00 a.m.. Rains County Public Library
■ East Tawakoni VFD Barbecue
Saturday, October 10, 11 a.m.. Hwy. 276 & FM 513
■ Benefit Walk-A-Thon for Lions Children's Handicap Camp
Saturday, Oct 10. 8:00 a.m.. Faith Baptist Church, Quinlan
■ Tawakoni Golf Tournament
Monday, October 12, 11 a.m.. Tawakoni Golf Club
■ Community Barn-Raising Dance
Saturday. October 17, 8-11 p.m.. Rains County Fairgrounds
■ Golden Sweet Potato Festival
Friday & Saturday, October 23 & 24. downtown Golden
■ CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS.
AARP 1st Thursday. 6 30 p m Meadows Room at Rains Co Library
Boy Scouts Every Tuesday night. 7 p m till 8:30 p m Emory United
Methodist Church
Eagle Fest Committee
4th Thursday. 7 pm, Emory City Hall
Emory Lions Club
1st & 3rd Tuesday. 12:00 noon. Rose Community Center
Seniors Advisory Council of Rains County
2nd Tuesday. 1:30 p.m., Green Acres Nursing Home
Lake Tawakoni Lions Club
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 6:30 pm, Lions J P McNatt Community Center
Mars Hill Masonic Lodge *1440
4th Thursday. 7:30 p.m , at Lodge on Hwy 69
Point Ladies Civic Club
1st Thursday, 6 30 pm. Point Community Center
Rains County Historical Society
3rd Monday. 7:00 p m., Heritage Park, Hwy. 276
Rains County Cancer Support Group
2nd Thursday. 7 p.m.. Meadows Room Rains Co Library
Rains Garden Club 2nd Monday 6 30 p m Rose Community Center
Rains 4-H Club
4th Tuesday. 7:00 p m.. Rains Fairgrounds Exhibit Building
Rains Preschool
Every Tuesday. 8:30-11:30 a m Emory Baptist Church
Rains County Good Samaritans ’’he board meets the second
Tuesday at 2:00 p m at Emory Baptist Church The center is open
from 1 to 4 p m. on Mondays and Thursdays
Rains County Genealogical Society
4th Thursday. 7:00 p m . Rains County Public Library
Rains Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon
Each Tuesday night on east side of square at 8 p m
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
Point Chapter 1593 - 7 p m Thurs Flats Community Center
Emory Chapter 1244 - 7 p m Toes . Rose Community Center
Lone Oak Chapter 1410 - 6 30 p m Mon . L 0 Meth Church annex
Tawakoni Area Civic Club
3rd Monday. 1 pm. East Tawakoni Civic Center 447-2483
Women's Service Club
2nd Monday. 9:00 a m . Rose Community Center
Women in Need. Inc., (A Battered Women s Shelter)
A representative is at the Rams County Courthouse on Wednesdays
CaN (903) 455-4612 or (903) 454-HELP - collect caHs accepted
I GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES:
East Tawakoni City Council
3rd Tuesday of each month, 7 30 p m East Tawakoni City Hall
Emory City Council
3rd Tuesday of each month 7 00 p.m . Emory City Hall
Point City Council
2nd Tuesday of each month 7 00 p m . Point City Hail
Rams County Commissioners Court
2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month. 10:00 a.m at Courthouse
Rains County Veterans Service Officer
1st A 3rd Tuesday. 8 30-4 30. Commissioners' Courtroom
Rains ISO School Board
2nd Tuesday of each month. 7 00 p m Rains ISO Board Room
Rains County Tax Appraisal District
2nd Thursday of each month. 6 30 p m Rams Tax Office
Reins County Economic Growth. Inc.
Commaiee meetmg Isl Tuesday 6 15 p m . Heritage Center
Directors Meeting 1st Tuesday. 7 00pm Heritage Center
Rains County Area Chamber of Commerce
3rd Thursday. 7.00 a.m.. In the Garden Tea Room
Have you received your ballot
from Trinity Valley Electric Co-
operative. Inc yet? The directors
are encouraging us to vote for
deregulation
The idea of deregulation sounds
fine it it pros ides heller service and
cheaper prices This will no doubt
he a hoi item in the '99 legislature.
Texas already has lower prices than
other states and is governed by the
State, which supports deregulation
for some reason IX'regulation is to
promote competition, hut. al whose
expense ’ Competition in ihe busi-
ness means culling costs, layoffs,
inventory cutbacks. How many of
us have already experienced power
outages when the wind is not blow-
ing ’ Surges, brown-outs & power
outages could become more com-
mon.
Special interest groups want resi-
dential customers to pick up the tab
for power plants and bad manage-
ment made bv utilities. Why should
the customers reward a utility for
had management? Huge amounts of
money are being spent in lobbying
for deregulation. How many electric
companies have already bought
telephone companies and cut hack
with layoffs with the anticipation of
deregulation ’ The stakes are huge.
Rural areas could have higher infra-
structure costs spread over a small-
er number of people as opposed to
large urban areas.
Can an electric company compete
if ii cannot produce? Companies
w ho are prepared for Y2K and have
Mays wins junior golf,
championship
Matthew Mays, a sophomore at
Rockwall High School and a mem-
her of the boys varsity golf team.
won the Shores
Country Club's
Junior Club
Championship on
Saturday. Sep-
tember 26 Mays
shot a score of
one over par 73,
winning the championship by six
strokes. He is the son of Ronald
and Pam Mays and the grandson of
Oleta Mays and Esta Mae Peeples,
both of Emory.
Lone Oak
school menu
Oct. 12-16
Mon Fish strips. French fries,
cole slaw, hush puppies, fruit, milk
Tues Ham slice, macaroni and
cheese, broccoli, wheat rolls, cinna-
mon apples, milk
Wed Barheque beef/bun. ranch
beans, potato salad, cherry crisp,
milk
Thus Meal and cheese nachos
refried beans, green salad, puddinc.
milk
Fn Deli turkey/roll, lettuce and
tomato, chips, fruit, milk
no service interruptions will have
the advantage It appears the grid of
power lines that make electricity
from power plant to the customer is
expected to remain regulated while
ihe generating of electricity would
be open to competitors
If your local utility provides you
power from another provider in-
Head of its own. who will they get
to first in case of an emergency ’
How much power could energy bro-
ken have such as taking a large
block of generation out of the mar-
ket during peak times to raise rates ’
I have read where deregulation
could affect state investments, such
as state pensions and school retire-
ment funds, which have an invest-
ment of about $3.5 billion in
investor-owned utilities. 1 also read
where the private utilities will be
open for competition, leav ing pub-
licly owned and co-op who choose
to join but are not subject to a rate
reduction
A report from Associated Press
<>n 9-29-98 indicated that ratepayers
in California are being forced to
pick up a SI 12 billion tab to reim-
burse electrical unlities for unprof-
itable investments such as nuclear
generators, etc. Massachusetts is
facing $7.4 billion: Illinois. SI4.6
billion; Pennsyl ama. $12.2 billion:
the costs averaging residential cus-
tomer S950 and more than S6.500
for commercial customers.
In my opinion, it's not competi-
tion. it’s greed. Just wait, water is
next!!
Respectively
Carol Murrey
1221 VZCR 3816
Wills Point. Texas 75169
903-560-1619
Guest editorial...
Stamping Out Cancer
by Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator
TT d be willing to bet there are few people in Texas who don't know
I someone who has been affected by breast cancer. One out of nine women
A in the United States w ill be afflicted with breast cancer al some time in her
life. This year, it is estimated that 44.000 American women will die from this
heart-breaking disease Today, breast cancer still is the number one cancer
killer of women betw een the ages of 15 and 54.
But we are on the verge of major advances in the prevention, early
detection and treatment of breast cancer. Additional research funding has the
potential to pav file saving dividends.
Now ihete'v a way all ot us can help: The next time you go to the Post
Office, vvhi can enlist in ihe war against cancer.
I a>t veai Congress created an innovative method to increase funding for
breast cancel research On May 9, 1998. for the first time in history, the U.S.
Postal Service began selling a new stamp that will raise additional funds
dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer
The stamp sells foi 40 cents, eight cents more than a regular first-class
stamp 32 cents tor fust class postage, with the remainder going directly to
fund bre.i'i cancel research efforts Buy a stamp — contribute to cancer
research
When all 2(X' million of the bieast cancer stamp's initial issue are sold,
approximately SI6 million will be raised to fund critical breast cancer
research efforts
Despite increases in the last few y ears, funding is still desperately needed
lor cancer research In 199p. the National Cancer Institute was able to only
fund percent of its research grant applicants — a decline from the 60
percent funding level it achieved in the 1970s. As managed health care
expands and fewer insurance companies choose to affiliate with academic
medical centers, our research institutions are losing revenues that in past
decades have provided core support for cancer-fighling research experi-
ments
A bipartisan group ol senators worked to make this stamp a reality, and
I am proud to have been a part of that effort The rest is Postal Service history.
The stamp went on sale last summer
1 his one ot.i kind effort gives everyone a little something to contribute
that, taken together, can make a big difference. Even if you aren't able to give
time to help others, you can put your stamp on this project — and help to
eradicate breast cancer
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cent of calories, cholesterol to less
than 300 mg per day. and sodium to
less than 2.400 mg per day
The American Heart Association
estimates the economic cost of car-
diovascular disease to the United
States in 1998 will be S274.2 bil-
lion. This figure includes medical
and healthcare expenses, medica-
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due to disability and death
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Hill, Earl Clyde, Jr. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 6, 1998, newspaper, October 6, 1998; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth764364/m1/2/?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 Rains County Library.