East Texas Light and The Timpson Times (Tenaha, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1969 Page: 1 of 16
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and The Timpson Times
Ccwnfrin Dkcl&n Cg:m£f Vice Flr.c S&ra&z Cost.’ 's'h? Srorr.:'.
Tenoho, Cert tar, Timpion, Joaquin and Shelbyville (Shelby County, Texas) Wednesday, October 15, 1969
Number 42
MAYOR? AT GARBAGE DISPOSAL MEET: Left to rijjtt P.C. CcrhcJl, mayor of Huxley'. B.B.
Watson, iiiayor cf timpson, aud J.C. Lengcrr, i.-iayor cf Joaquin were on haaJ at ilteGar-
hagg Jkposal meeting io Cenier I.ut week. Staffoo by Min Dellinger
§®1$®0G SpGiStf fiiioH
The ucctl for a sanitary coun-
ty-wlJe garbage disposal sys-
tem was discussed at a meet-
ing held here cn Thursday
(Oct. 0) oj the Shel:^r County
• i Court r**iir..
Nccl Pickett, Executive Di-
rector of th j Dscp T.as* Tcxr.s
EctHto riic rtvclcprren- Dis-
trict, located at Ribo.’l. lexis
wa* guest speaker and answered
questions or die delegation of
efty and cci rity wide officials
present at the meeting.
Joe Anderson, Shelby County
Parm Agent was Master cf
Ceremonies at the meeting,
}nd painted tut ^ -ell-usee
fact Vi At America. vj< burying
“self in its own garbage. Ar-
Jerson said that the citizens of
die county <lioukl uuitc and
pool ideas to solve die garbage
problem.
Pickett’s message explained
■ o'* grants Ci *:ld be in 'tic to
, comities and dries to Ononcc
’ a county-wide land till.
Preteni at this meenag were
Count)- Judge V.v/. kite,
Sficlbv County Cor- ni^icncrs
]oe Alford aud Jac’ Camon,
Mrs. hriulinc Roseiihifper. Co.
I.ome Demur.siration Agent,
L»rry 1 reken.- Assistant n*-
trict Texrts .‘-orestry Saacer,
Pimp Blythe, Center Crty
SccTALity. Marshall ElHutt.
Puircd Research Chemist for
Culf Oil Company but novr
v/lth Texas V.'.itcr Onalitv
Board; Bob Pinkston, '/ith the
Center Champion; Mattie 1X1-
1- ?ffer, wiLi Us; Fas? Texas
Lignt; Woodrow McCarty, Tar-
n .'rs Horae Admwisgatioii;
:fl iyor of Tlmpsnn, B. n. v.'at-
fun; Mayor of Joaquin, J.C.
U ;'jgctt; .'Payor of Ih:xlcy.
P. •.. Cor be fi: M. £. Borders,
v. di the Agriculture Scbiliza-
n.»n a id Conservation Office;
and a number cf citizens of the
vaticus cnrr.munirics of Shelby
County.
Rfid^en pointed cu: that Shel-
by County citizens could go
cue n? two suggested route? ir.
solvin- the growing problem of
disposing of’waste material.
Timpion Sain Tax
Receipt* Show
Sizable Increase
Timpsot; sales lax receipt o:
the second r-iarrer ending Jure
30, 1009 amounted to >J,311.
16 re parted dry secretary raye
Eivcs.
Till? figure coiin.iR.t’ io quar-
ter ciidiat; Jmr.w 30, 13.J2 re-
flects a sizable inerc' se ir, rc-
"Toc first pi--? would be
fl.rough le » ’ mem
Court for a co 'cd
Ja.nd . !1 ot by a #. .T or-
gznizariun.
' The group a<*rccd that it
appeal red at tiis rime far it to
be much cheaper to have cue
rcfilial garbage disposal unit
and transport ri;c »asic than io
KifW Several disposal grits
through ut the county, there-
by cn -uiiig a .uiincizl prob-
lem of rrarfcinery »r.d other
C;nlpri:.iU for each sire. "
ftc xtt quoted a ri »v .t i.iw,
ccnais Mil i?6 a;; th_ Solid
V/acte Disnosal Act ? »o. it;q
d;at c<*i<ufc« .*re owtlioriaed to
e\pcm foods xcr the relit • -
r.or, handling, i'asagv aud
disposal of >oIi:‘ %as8e; to
‘ U'rqc reasonable fee* for '-er-
tail busmev. 5.iks lay rcccipii vice; l> develop uul coordinate
for iccsu! c^tatm? ’.?*■>5 were .! nh*rs;.ro lewjoii?* irkJ i.rre -r.zr-
tl,£T5.0d, alTuut :. 5100.00 . rr.lt?, t> ir.ake MeilaticiiJ; io
09.
tocrcatein sales.tax. .axe:
received fo: G:s: ruerter 196^
amo inred to %\, T?3. 72.
Total taxer received ft air. the
1 per ccm sales tax which. I'C-
came effective April 1, 19G8
amounts t»^ 312. iOd.bb. •
The r.w»ney received from
thii sales tax is being Uted
for sircct iiuproverr.enX
Timpson PTA
Festival Is Set
•*.**». ■•»- .v^ilalicni;
enforce tve requirement? of tit?
i’m' * *111/4 r^r’li i.
.k i .ismJ i!*c rules and requia-
riun> c*f lac state agencies; to
, dcsipute suitable rites otn-
j ride cities; and ro cuter into
’ cooperative agreement* with
other ir»cal jovomn.enij,
Cooory ledge 1*316 tali tiiat
he would bri8•_ 1. marter up
before the regular meeting ui
; the Commissioners Court bn
, Monday, Oct. 1'. nad Ik; will
i inyir:- » k- public arxl interested I
groups to help re: up a program
• suitable for our county.
State Effort
Proudly Cited
By Governors
IOLEDO 3E1 D-Mamn:oUj To-
ledo Bena reservoir and hydro-
electric plant were dedicated
, here Saturday Ivy bic g.wemors
of lointfaaa ana Icxas, who
inscribed the $70 million un-
der in king ;:s "a lesson in uhc
vitality of local covenment’
and a; 'a seal and lastinc :uon-
urr.ent to nrorress throcryi co-
operation''.
And in the benediction bring- !•
:nc ltc ccreiuoiiica 10 3 close, ! f
the prayer was exwessed that
the example of jo'ij-c effort ond
cooperative spirit Nttween two
soveseij-u slates* Louisiana ad
Texas-rnlgjit find d.nUor ex-
xcstkw between tlx. notions of
the world to end iItut peace
at last come to earth.
The ceremonies were cjnduc-
• ted on a TTOir«;ram- over-
| looking bou d;c sovtii end of
• dx «Jj-n-.ilc-lon- life and the
povedwusc, I’liJ i rf.> scvet.il {
feousand spectitvrs, moK:ding •
members of Coimrasb. other
ranking state dignitaries, mem-
ber. of tke state legislature?,
judiclarte? and comvnisskXH,
Cciiniy anil parisii officials and
municipal authorities.
Mrs. Carl L. F.stcs, publishor
of Tie Longview Daily f.cws
aai’ Longview Mi^nine Journal,
vat Texas clioixifK 1: of ‘Jjc tlci-
ication committee, and Robert
II. Crosby, Jr., icpccscmcd
Louisiana in ths same capariry.
They were among dtc unaNt!
introduced by Calvin Watts, of
■ me Sabine Paver Aurhurity of
• Louisiana *ir.d Cwrlcs WicJacr-
! siram, president «>f tfic SllA of
i Texas.
Besides die dedicatory address-
es by the tv© governors, liiyli-
lighR included the mingling of
cense crated water from rlK-^Ta-
uv n l
r ■ .—>
-V. y./r» >•,:< ■
. r. it . . •
Wi:
uMi
w
s
,£JsS.
Timpson Horn .corn
5e» For Octobor 24
ins;
1
) for!
Ians are being com peered for
lli Annual Tim pson Hi eh
Sn> j1 Ilo.'ucconuuy wUdns
sc tor rriday, October 24. Tlse
T 'Dpkn fic.v-s will rake on ihc
'Bcclorllle 3eatfcots that night
phis all the honecoming pre-
game activities.
The Timpson PTA will l uld
ilitir annual Harvest festival
Thurrciy ntchr, Octe ner iGth
at 7:30 p.nO, on the foatbaII
field.
Eacii class Oo-ough the Junior
Hi eh School vHl be represent-
ed Iiy a duchess. Vaiien* s mv.-j
will be |tre?er.L?d K>y ©acSi of
tic sc classes and tic re al-
so be acts by some cf ».*o hi^jb
school sradcr.L* including Lie
rwlrlcrs.
Tlx rir! who ^Dr the great-
est aerobe* o. mem*x-niup
cards ior the PTA will be elect-
ed queer, flat winner m*U be
arwouuced Lie night of die b-
iival. She will be rro’.v icii
epeeh and she and her court
vcill be orcsenred.
Grant Approved For
DfTDC For Aroa
Economic Growth
t Jo River it Toledo. Spain, with
that of the reservoir, ri:e joint
. throwing of on electric switch
hy die two governor* to start up
die powerhouse, the presenta-
tion of two 70-year-old Span-
ish sabers made at Toledo,
Spain, to tvo key perio.ialitits
is ihe developrocm of Toledo
Bend, and die dtacion of die
FTY PERSONALITIES --Pnncip.il anong the public figures who
participated Saturday in the dedication of Toledo Bend reser-
voir were. ftomleft. Gov. Presion Smi?!! of Texas, Gov. Jetin
McKciihen of Unu iana, former Gov. Jimmie Davit of Louiii-
r:r, r.od formsr Gov. Price Daniel of Tex?3. Governor Daniel
CnC Governor Davis btu&e ground for d:C $70 million project
on October 3, 1053--eight yean and lix days before Governor
Sn-.irh and Governor McfCcithcn ded.cared the reservoir. In
b.irkground, CMbWtefceab#i, prcudcivt of rheSRA of
T.roi; Mrs. Carl LEstes, Texas chairman of die decicatkm
ci' ntmliiee; und D.N. Beasley, Dccj> East Texas Electric Co-
X; and oihcri. - Staffo'o by L*yd Gri’^om *
TeMaba Hosiors Senior Cifirens
Coujf rersiiian Iv right iatm.iu ’£VJO governors and t wo Jor.'.nc:
(D- rex) unnoujicec today diat i governors as honorary Admirals
d:e Toooov.ic Development - of lolcdo lend.
Adrrinistratfon has jpmovvd a Gov. John McKeithen of Lou-
Tbe r.isi Texas Li’bt
the 81 year old town of fena-
ha this week and 10 the ciiixeus
who !mw paved titc way for out;
present generations :o enfov jIk? 1
miits of die seeds it.at were
sown in years past.
A number of the town’s older
citizens '.rill be rcco^rrizet* at
the Saturday niefir football
came. These include:
TctJ.«ha residents ever 90 v.-ill
be special honorees at die Ten-
aha nuftiecollite*; stale*! for
diis weekend.
The Tccalu Owarterback
Club will five special rerx>g-
grarc in die amount 01 ItW, 230
to the Tfcep Ease Texas De vel-
opment CotocH m Dibcll.
Tttese imds will assist i.i con-
tinia (1 iliunlnv for economic
5royv*tf» ia ?bc 1? - oicin ;»rea
of AST T.-xas which ineZnde*
>!ielb)- Cowmy.
Use die cla sided* - sell tfi-re
unosed item*. You may have
a coldiiiirK: in your ^arare or 1
attic.
isiana, who arrived *t Toledo
iu u state heUcopfcr, said
tfo-t standing as surrogate for
all Lcuisiaaians who have la-
bored these past two decades
| on vfat wus first a gle.rn. tiicu
':a iiope, and rm.iUy a reality.
J speak for aD of men; when I
soy ray principal feeling is one
of great Bride of accom* >lish-
mer.t,’
He noted that the Sabine Riv-
Cdflt. ol» Page Thiae
Our Error
In reporting Norris Crump's
purchase of the Tex** consignee
tor Shelby County last week wt
inadvertently suted rhe fi rics
headquarters would be in Tinip-
son. The firm will-headouarter
in Cemer vnh the same pereun-
, ncl rtiat has been employed
with the company for many
I yran.
nitio:: to die ehie jTonp <iur-
inr baHtime activities.
TIktsc 00 am* over v. hose
no met we have received i n-
cluac: Mr, CliiT Parian 3 a,
100; Mr. Luke Motley, X;
L'ts. Gassic Hooper, 03; Mr.
Ford Parker, 95; Mr. Dick Da-^-
is, Jo; Mr. Charlie k'ajors. 91;
Mr. Bob Oatzs. 93; Mrs. l illie
3mith. K; Mr. Isuj Ton'd,
92; Mr. Wifl Srntloc' , 91; Mr.
Richard Jo'm-or.; Mrs. Callie
Brian, 90: and Mrs. etta Hook-
er. <*>.
This will tf'e l Til: year liiat
Tenai.a has celebrated a borr.e-
cominc event for old residents,
former residents, cx-stadene
and friend* nf Tm.itm.
Old timets will tell you th.11
die leva was founded in the
litlc fall of Jf 85 hy fimilics
coming ir. from Wood: Pb<t Of-
fice, Juena Vista and otJicr
nearly co.ujauaitfes because
of the nev railroad tl .»c liad
CijropJcicd It, line th:.»ugii tins
areal
Tlicn, laci the first oassen-
ger train came tiiroagu Tena-
lu- 1 f ebrjary ??-8€ and a
UTioti soldier of lire v/.ir 3c-
rw. fljc States, Catieais A.
J. Slayton (related Mrs. Dr.
C. O. Otyuu cf Center) stepped
ot dlls first >!sscoccr traLn at
Tt aha Depot in a hox car.
Tt# n.irrc ©f tenaha was cre-
di cd to have keen sugsested
by . D. Juimstoa, as tne tDVR
w*- located near a creek, that
war. iruddy. Tenaha is an In-
di. word meaning "muddy
Water* . Tefutba is located tn
ih; aortUem part of Shelby
Cc anty J utiles north of rhe
county scat at Center.
' *. and E. S. hicks don.it-
eu tftc land for the town stjuarc
and rhe town was incosporatei
in rhe ye.ir of 1902 when theic
wen. soiac 200 folk; living in
Tcnulia. The town cow has a
powlarfoe of 1, 097.
Hie Houston Dsi and V/ejj
Texas railroad was tiie first to
«*wc theoagh Tenaha aud In
19W the Santa Fe completed 1
sffeatch of line giving rhe town
direct connection with Long-
view to Bc.'ujnoat. This gave
the town tvo railroads, inis
with toe foe; that three rtata
! highways eras* ui Tcnalu gives
the to wn the best connection of
am town in the rrca,
&ime of the early fmito
tucordec as having Lived In
Tenaha ir.cT ided; .McCallas,
Bryans, Christians, WalL. Dr.
f. W, Jirrc, 3. G. Hooker,
Johnsons, ftirkins and Clayton*.
'TTx first pjstuustcr in Teaa-
ha was James K. Wood fin IS*;.
Vue jccanHrg tn a recent pab-
lirarion from Coiigrcaman
Vv right Pinan the following is
a complete Lin of Teoaha's
postmasters
Ciiurlcs E. kycr - appointed
May 9, !S9T; Tfictna* J. Cart-
mack - rk;c. 5, 1393; Mrs.
Clara I. Maney - May 23, 28-
91. Andrew B. Bvyan - .Mar, 22,
!8fG; James A. Mitith - Feb. X
1899; James Kf, Cnrrnp - Jan,
II. 1Aixlocv J, Clayton -
Jim. 22, 190*$: RcbertE. Bnrr.S-
t'eb. 18, i9’0; Giles Be •••cn -
Fe*. ..0, 2914: H. C. Parser -
Jan. 13. < 917; Robt. E. Bums -
Jan. CL. i3l9; James U Dcvls-
Jaa. 31. 1920; Ri»bert W. Seer-
foe k - Kov. 1, 1934: Robert V.
becriock - Teh. 23, 192V. Ida
Bowen - Aug. i, i333: Ida
Bowers - J.w. 35. 1935; Ida
B. Davidson - Oct. 17, 194G;
Coot, on Puae Thre*-
Volurve 44
Pric* 10c
SABINE RIVER AUTHORITT OF TEXAS: The board of dlrecton
of die SRA took part in the mammoth Toledo Betid Dam Dedi-
cation last Saturday, lx ft to ri^it J.l. Payne, Hemphill; Gob
Morris, Greenville; O.N. Ped err on, Kilgore; Malcolto J. Hen-
ley. Tyler; John Simmons. Orange; E.A. Meeks, New too;
Tom K. Fcgpcs, bunco la, D.N. Beasley, San Augustine and
Dudley Davis, Center. Seated is die president of SRA. Charles
T. WicJceRbam. Thi* picture was taken «a the office of Sara
Collins ac Dam Sice immediately after ifce dedication.
Stafibeo by Loyd Gsluocn
REPRESENTATIVES OF GROUPS AT GAAAGE DISPOSAL
MEPTING IN center Neal Pickett, guest tpeaker „ d,e
day meeting in die Jury room of ifce Shc!by County court
hotBc, itarofc in center of group of i meres tod tan zero who rep-
resented various communities, club* and organization* of die
county. StafFoto by Man Dellinger
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Grissom, Loyd C. East Texas Light and The Timpson Times (Tenaha, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 15, 1969, newspaper, October 15, 1969; Tenaha, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth767739/m1/1/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Timpson Public Library.