The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1986 Page: 4 of 4
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FARM SUPPLY
Sunday singing at Old Saltillo Sun-
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4—THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO,
North Hopkins
news
M L. Barron Sr., 74, of Talco, father
of our school superintendent, M.L.
Barron Jr., died Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Final rites were held Thursday at 2
p.m. in the Harvey Funeral Home
Chapel in Mount Vernon with burial
in the Providence Cemetery.
Barney Evans, 94, took residency
at the Hopkins County Nursing Home
in Sulphur Springs last week.
Reid Long, Tommy and Carolyn’s,
had the misfortune of breaking his leg
Monday of last week. He is in Citizens
General Hospital in Greenville.
Mrs. Freeman (Ruth) Paris visited
Tuesday afternoon with Argie
Humphries, who was a neighbor to
the Parishes in Pecan Gap during the
60’s.
Lou Jane Drummond spent Friday
through Sunday in Granbury with
Julie, Pat and Sara Weir. Steve
Drummond drove up Saturday to
assist in caring for Sara, his new
niece, who along with Julie is coming
along nicely. r
Lana Vaughn spent the weekend
with her mother, Pat Luker, and
husband in Texarkana. They went
shopping in Little Rock Saturday.
Nita and Leah I>air, Lawrence and
Bessie Goldsmith attended the an-
nual October Huntsville Prison Rodeo
Sunday.
Danny and Debra Evans were in
Springfield, Mo., Wednesday through
Saturday to attend the Young
Cooperators Meeting for Mid-
American Dairies. They also visited
4n Branson and Eureka Springs.
Mrs. Charles (Grace) Murray had
Bonnie Murray, Gladene Griffin,
Opal Scott and Dortheal Mitchell for
lunch last Friday.
Margie and Raymond Joines spent
the weekend with Mrs. Lillian Wood.
Billie Jeter, her son Jerry and his
wife Allison visited the family on
Sunday.
Freeman and Ruth Parish, spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Garland
with Ann Willis and Jan and attended
the Fair.
Myrtis Posey spent the weekend
with her sister, Oleta I^ncaster, in
Sulphur Springs. They attended
church services at League Street
Church of Christ Sunday and Sunday
night.
Carl and Weta Rumsey of Norfolk,
Va., are here on their bus visiting her
sister and brother-in-law, Faye and
Bill Stanley.
~—Tira news—
Visiting in the home of Troy and
Georgia Smith last week were Troy’s
mother Rose, his sister Wanda Bower
and his brother William and wife all
of Ivanhoe, Calif. Jimmy and
Chrissty of Rockwall were there also.
Mary and Dwight Rawson and
Georgia Smith enjoyed a day at the
Texas Fair with their sister and
husband Joyce and Johnny Johnson.
On Saturday Georgia Smith met
Joyce Johnson and Linda Calhoun at
Tyler where they enjoyed the Rose
Parade and shopping.
A hamburger cookout was enjoyed
at Ruby Smiddy’s Saturday night for
those having an anniversary who
were Mick and Linda Petty and for
those who had birthdays in October
who were Judy Petty of Tira, Tara
Petty, Buck Lawson and Carlon
Lawson of Sulphur Springs, Betty
Lawson, W.C. Lawson and Doriel
Lawson of Dallas, others attending
were Lowell, Iona, Mildred and
David Lawson of Sulphur Springs,
Paul Lawson and Tina of Dallas,
Hobby and Ruth Lawson, Rick, Chris
and Amy Petty, James and Shellie of
Tira, J.B. and Thelma Petty of
Greenville and Elmer and Neva
Coker of Klondike.
Richard and Oleta Bearden were in
Grand Prairie on the weekend
visiting his parents.
Mary Dee Brice visited her sister
Stella Hawkins Thursday.
Ernest, Annie Shaw, Lucille
Spenser, Randy and Maxene Pat-
terson had dinner with Mildred
Chapman Thursday night.
Mildred Chapman spent Friday
with Ernest and Myrza Watson in
Sulphur Springs.
Attending the Patterson reunion
Saturday at the Tira Community
Center were Bill, Earle Patterson,
Mrs. F.G. Harrison of Lancaster.
Norma Goggins, Faye, Leroy Creacy,
Kyla and Charles Studer of Dallas,
Charles and Peggy Deaton of
Garland, Ken, Beth, Missy Patterson
and a friend of Jefferson, Bill, Nell -
and Cathy Crowson of Sulphur
Springs, Billy and Carol Crowson of
Pearlie, David and Bryan Lee of,
Dallas, Elmer and Neva Coker of
Klondike, Leslie, Beulah Wester,
Randy, Maxene Patterson, Annie and
Ernest Shaw if Tira.
Our community was saddened by
the death of C.D. (Red) Coker and
Bill Weir who were both buried last
week. , ,
I will explain the reason for no n&vs
the previous week, I, my brotnar
Mutt and Rosemary Horn wer^in
Shawnee, Okla., on the weeke* to
attend our mother Veats^jorn s
funeral. Before moving to Oklahoma,
mother resided many yeprs >nl>ra
and considered Tira hOr first home
and Oklahoma her second
Gertrude Smith remains on the sick
list
Ullian Brice and Mozelle Davis
were in Dallas Sunday visiting Doug
and Glenna Brice.
Sulphur Spring*, T«xo*. Friday, October 24,1986.
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Everyone is invited to attend fourth
Gerta Fae White and Mrs. Stella
Meyers visited their cousins in
Minden, La., Friday.
Mrs. Carl Roberts joined 25 other
members of the Golden Agers and
attended the opera “bpal’s Husband”
at the old opera house in Granbury
Saturday. They ate lunch at the Nutt
House.
Luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J.W. Bell Sunday were Mrs. Della
Gates and daughter Carmen of
Dallas, Mr. and Mrs. Sherald Bell
and children of Sulphur Springs, Mr.
and Mrs. Deraid Bell and children,
Mr. and Mrs. John Robertson and
son, and Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
Kratz and children.
Derrell Matthews of Dallas visited
his father Will Matthews and other
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sister, Mrs. Marie Jarog.
Recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
George Swain were Mr. and Mrs.
Paul C. Wynn of Weaver.
Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Roberts of
Kaufman spent Sunday night and
Monday with his sister, Mrs. Mary Jo
Hite. . .
Mr. and Mrs. Gene C.riggs of
Medera, Calif., are- visiting Boyd
Wardrup.
A recent visitor with Mrs. Lucille
Harris was her sister Mrs. Lois
Sanderson of Forney.
A man told me recently that he
enjoyed the in!-"*- 'K-iT >>«■"'»*n nut in
my news, and that he read the joke
before he read the news, so Boots
Sanctuary additions
Rockdale Baptist Church, located in rural church donated in July by Frank and Eudene
Sulphur Springs, recently opened its doors to Odom for a parking area. With the new
reveal a sanctuary that was enlarged and facilities comes a new slogan, "The church
redecorated. The church, which was in the country looking for a city." Henry
established in 1920, also had land behind the Grubbs is pastor.
Income from
city sales tax
continues rise
Cumby 20th Century
Club meets in Greenville
Utility's customers
may get 3rd refund
The Cumby 20th Century Club met gave an interesting and entertaining
meeting3' afte “ CatSeSs E? lor ^ “’ £
Steakhouse in Greenville Oct. 2 at 6 Remember.
Retail sales in Sulphur Springs Members present were Austin
have continued at a brisk pace Wanda williams was hostess and Swann. Delma Record, Dorot y
throughout the year, according to this Ruth Bowden was co-hostess. Austin Mente, Bessie Mercer Donnie
month’s report from the state Sw£mn called the meeting to order, Juncee, Ruth Ratlff Ruth Bowden,
comptroller’s office which shows a ^ warren led the club collect and Ruth Cross, Pat McCorral, Ma y
10.58 percent increase to date from Wan(ja williams welcomed everyone. Warren, Florene Irons, Laverne
last year. After all enjoyed a delicious dinner, Battle and Wanda Williams
Sulphur Springs’October check for Bill Porterfield, author of several Guests were Gladys Hendren
$74,719.18 from Comptroller Bob books about Texas and coiumnist for Syble Renfro and the speaker, Bill
Bullock’s office brings the total for tbe Dajjas Times Herald, spoke. He Porterfield,
the year up to $900,746.93.
The October check reflects
reimbursement for the 1 percent
sales tax collected in August, and
represents a 16.14 percent increase in
collections from August last year.
The comptroller’s office told The
News-Telegram it collects the 1
percent tax from 571 commercial
outlets with sales tax permits in
Sulphur Springs Texas Utilities Electric Company customers'bills.
The city’s sales tax payment was announced Thursday its Under the company’s proposal, the
also the total for Hopkins County t0 fUe in November its'third residential customer with an average
since the report does not show of 1986 asking thc Pubiic 0f January usage of 1200 kilowatt-
payments to Como or to Cumby UtUity Commission (PUC) to hours would receive a refund or
Checks to nearby cities includ authorlze a refund of fuel cost savings credit of about $10.
$24,042.26 to ommerce, ringin to its customers. The refund will be made in ac-
total thls year to |2/b WA0 The refund, totaling approximately cordance with the PUC’s fuel rule
decrease o . P , its total $58 million, including interest, is the requiring refunds to be made if
f S 7$Ja7f a 5 05 nScent1n- result of lower fuel costs in July, amounts over-recovered from
to $1,315, . , P August and September. customers exceed 4 percent of an
crease. _ „n, n Pherk Because the fuel cost savings are electric utility’s authorized annual
t In D,e, ,a,„CT ymiin/ Us total expected t0 continue in 1987’ TUEC fuel costs or $4° million’ whichever is
for $2,338.22, making its total K ^ ^ ^ puc approve
$3^395.35, an increase o . percen^ )ower fueicharges. Decreasing market ‘prices of
M°“nt ^leas^. . .. to. The company will ask the PUC to natural gas and the company's
$70,150.47 check br g g y authorize the refund at the earliest continuing efforts to obtain lower-
date tally to $861,Dbo. , p possible date, which probably would priced gas supplies have resulted in
‘"ST.rl.y Moot County. Mmeo.a be in January, . credit to toy tel WgaatiaMa.
got $22,635.37 for total of $281,111.39, a . ..... 1985 and throughout 1986.
decrease of 3.48 percent. Winnsboro’s As a result, the company requested
check for $14,089.31 brought its total SULPHUR SPRINGS Art Society a 5 percent reduction m fuel charges
to $203,646.52, a 1.17 percent increase wi„ meet Sunday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. in that was approve* by the PUCe-
Bullock sent checks totaling $55.4 p-irst National Bank community fective with March 1986 b g..
million in-local sales tax to the 1,033 room This wjl, be a meeting to Refunds totaling $205 million have
cities that levy the 1 percent city tax. re anize and to eiect officers for been authorized. Approximately $140
- — - ■ ■-*------- ° million was refunded in May ana »oo
million is being refunded on
customers’ October bills,
ties that levy the 1 percent city tax. reorganize and to elect officers
He said 1986 payments to date were the comjng year
down 0.6 percent as compared to
ratz and ennoren. uviu.i- v, ^ y
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Massengill of here is one'especially for you. and I m
Bossier City, La., spent Tuesday glad you are home (com the hospital
night with Mrs. Mary Cox.^ There was onc? a rurai freshman
who when asked what a "tidbit” was,
said she couldn’t define it, but that
she had seen many a calf get kicked
into kingdom come on account of it.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Smith were in
Houston during the weekend. While
there, they visited Jack Arthur
Producer,
ACCO support
youth awards
A program to encourage 4-H Club
and Future Farmers of America
members' in their efforts in
agriculture is sponsored by
Producers Feed and Supply of
Sulphur Springs in conjunction with
ACCO Feeds Inc.
“It just supports tjie young people
and promotes the feed dealer.
Randy Cothes, territory salesman for
Feeders, said
Entitled the “Cash-For-
Champions" awards program, the
cash award goes to young men and
women for ACCO-fed champion
market show animals at local
livestock shows and fairs in the junior
division
Recently, the award wa?. extended
to champion judged horseman and
champion tuned horseman winners
at sanctioned shows
■ The Cash-For-Champion.s'
awards program emphasizes ACCO’s
dedication and strong commitment to
the young people who are the future
of agriculture." company in-
formation states
“It's an on-gomg program,' Cothes
added
Resident Honored
On Birthday
Opal McAuley was honored with a
birthday celebration -on her 8tith
birthday Sunday afternoon. Oct. 5 , in
the home of Barbara and Bill Brewer,
Mrs. McCauley 's daughter
The refreshment table provided a
birthday cake made by Debby
Brewer, fruit punch, nuts, mints and
pecan crescent-------------------------------
Guests included Charlie and Erma
Lee Adams; l,exie Williamson;
Kenmth Patrick: Edd and Cinda
Patrick; Barry, Debby. Kayla and
Kelli Brewer; Larry, Paula and
Trade Neal; and Bill and Barbara
Brewer.
Mrs. McCauley received aimarray
of gifts from her guests.
year1 The decrease in the checks is a THE CHARLIE and John Bryant company Senior Vice President
continuing reflection of the downturn family reunion will be held Oct. 26 at Tom Baker said the company will
• -• --------w« nniA the Como Community Center. continue to pursue the lowest-priced
fuel supplies available in order to
provide further savings to its
customers.
LTSLeconomy, he said. the Como Community Center.
Services
MARY K. HARRISON, adult
protective services specialist at
the Texas Department of Human
Services, has been selected
outstanding employee for a
period from June until August.
“During Ms. Harrison’s tenure
as a social worker, she has
consistently been rated as
superior on her performance
evaluations. She consistently
assists other workers, clerical
and administrators in their
responsibilities,” according to
DHS information.
Mary Harrison
Construction
MACK POGUE, a Sulphur
Springs High School graduate, is
one of the Dallas residents who
was named to the "Forbes 400”
list of the nation’s richest men.
The information was released
this week.
He was number 167 on the list
and his financial worth was
estimated at $300 million, ac-
cording to information in the
Dallas Times Herald.
Banking
Winners of the third Hopkins
County Historical Pursuit contest
sponsored by Sulphur Springs
State Bank are Karl Floyd, Don
Smith and George Chapman, all
of Sulphur Springs.
Retail
WAL-MART DISCOUNT
STORE is honoring Ocean Spray-
Cranberries Inc. this week in a
-‘'vendor appreciation” effort.
Derral Shelton, assistant store
manager, said the promotion will
include posting information
about Ocean Spray on a bulletin
board and featuring special
displays throughout the store.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Gurley were in
Tyler Monday to be with his mother,
Mrs. Lucille Gurley who had surgery
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Newland of
Crane visited Mr. and Mrs. R.B.
McAfee Wednesday.
Mrs. Billie Rose Marable of
Houston spent Wednesday and
Thursday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bug King.
The John Brem family of Arlington
spent the weekend at their farm here.
Mr. and Mrs. R.B. McAfee and
Mrs. Alice King attended the funeral
of Martin Cloud in Tatum Saturday.
Raymond Conley spent Tuesday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Zack Moore
in Sulphur Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Rex
Norris of Daingerfield visited Mr.
Conley Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Red Simpson of
Dallas spent from Wednesday till
Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Y.C.
McGill.
Jail escape
brings Corley
20-year term
A Hopkins County jury Tuesday
sentenced a Sulphur Springs man to
20 years in the Texas Department of
Corrections facility in Huntsville and
levied a $10,000 fine for his escape
from the Hopkins County Jail with
two other men Jan. 30, District At-
torney Frank Long said.
James Corley, 27, broke Obt of jail
with the help of a jail trusty early this
year, but was captured two days later
hiding in a mobile home in Yantis Of
the two men who escaped with
Corley, one, John Dewayne Christie,
was captured in Centreville. Mich., in
April; and the other, Milton I.
Wilemon, is still at large.
Corley was convicted of felony
escape at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday
after a 10-minute deliberation period
by the jury Sentencing was delay ed
about an hour when the electricity
went out in the courtroom, but the
jury reconunended a 20-year prison
term and a $10,000 fine around 4:30
p.m. __________________________........_............
Long said a jury will be picked
Tuesday, Oct. 21, to hear testimony
on Christie’s escape. Christie’s trial
will begin Tuesday afternoon or
Wednesday morning, Long said.
Because Corley has been convicted
of felony escape, l>ong said, he will
not be eligible to accrue the same
kind of good time credit as most other
offenders.
"Where a regular guy might have
to serve a minimum of 2-3 years on a
20-year sentence, Corley will
probably have to serve at least five,
and probably more because he is a
repeat offender,” Long said.
Sunday, Oct. 26
THE SOI. Burkhart Reunion will be
held from 10 a m. until 3 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 26, at the Sulphur Springs State
Bank community room.
New farm supply
A grand opening was conducted for Sulphur Renshaw,. Ricky Jetton, Neal White, Jan
Springs Farm Supply. Fr6Th left are David Jetton and Christine Street, all with Farm
Watson, member of the Chamber of Com Supply, and Dudley Goggans, member of the
merce, and Betty Holley, Joy Shing, Leon Chamber of Commerce. inn m.,i
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Keys, Clarke & Hillsamer, Dave. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1986, newspaper, October 24, 1986; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth775658/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.