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4—THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO. Sulphur Springs. Texas, Friday. Feb. 18,1983.
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North Hopkins news
Shirley Ulossup came home
Monday from Memorial
Hospital where she had been a
patient for several days.
Daniel Mayfield of Wills Point
is spending, the week with Ms
grandparents, Imogene and
J.B. Williams.
A good crowd attended the
open house Sunday of Huck and
Shelia McCormack in the
Birthright community.
A good number of relatives
and friends attended the funeral
service of Ernest Goldsmith on
Friday and Mrs. Fannie Pace
on Saturday. They were both
'from families of a long time
ago.
Edith Faye and Bobby Cole
spent the weekend here with
Murray Hagrave and the Joe
Cole family.
Verda Withrow visited in
Cooper Wednesday of last week
with Mrs. Grace Hopper and
her mother, Mrs. (Luckey)
Culp, who id 95 years young.
Mrs. Culp ij in good health and
is up and about very actively.
Greg Martin Spent the
weekend here with hn/family
from A&M at College Station.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack W^b
shopping in Paris last Tmm-
sday. They visited Marjorie’s
sister Mrs. Frank Watson, the
former Irene Cavanaugh, while
The Dike 4-H awards
program is at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday in the Community
Center. The public is invited. It
is a covered dish "supper.
Those 4-H’ers attending the
babysitting clinic on Thursday
and Friday were Leas White,
Dee Dee Crump and Tammy
Neal. County Extension Agent
Mary Jo Thompson helped
teach the 4-H’ers about
babysitting. They visited the
Day Care Center on Church
Street Friday afternoon where
they played games with the
children. After completing the
five hour course, the 4-H’ers
were presented a certificate.
Gene and Patsy Neal were in
Dallas on Thursday were they
had doctors appointments.
The Dike 4-H officers held a
business meeting on Monday
night to discuss future ac-
tivities the club is going to be
involved in. Those attending
were Marty and Marci
McKinzie, Tammy Neal, Bo
and Lori Potts, Brian Argen-
bright, Lesa White and Amy
Deaton.
Several people of the com-
munity attended the wedding of
Mrs. Ina Williamson and
Smitty Smith on Saturday night
at Jack and Janie Godfrey’s
home. Those attending were
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Burkham, Mr. and Mrs. Elery
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Junior
Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Neal, Geraldine Gowan,
Dike news
Opelhia Tubbs, Mrs. Ernest
Beardend and Mrs. Myrtle
Mills.
Rosie Collins visited her
aunts in Mount Vernon last
week. Mrs. May Mattingly is in
the Mount Vernon Terry Haven
Nursing Home and lyirs. Dovie
Parchman has been sick and in
the hdspital.
Archie, Diane, Chad and
Chuck Collins were visitors m
Dallas on Saturday.
I^sa White spent the night
with her grandmother and
grandfather on Monday night.
" Gerald and Jerry Scott were
visitors on Friday night in the
home of Gertrude Stevenson.
F.C. Simmons of Pams and
Mrs. Becky Forster ofjftrthur
City visited Jack Burkham in
the hospital Friday.
Mrs. Christen Rodgers and
husband of Bedford spent last
week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Burkham.
Glenn and Billie Hargrave of
Hughes Springs visited Mrs.
Ruby Hargrave Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Burkham spent the evening
with Mr. and Mrs. C. Nowlin
Monday.
Jack Jr. Burkham of Arbala
ate lunch with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Burkham.
Jack Burkham is home after
a week in the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. David Neal of
Rowlett and Mrs. Holt, Mrs.
Neal’s mother, visited Mr. and
Mrs. W.E. Neal Saturday.
inParis
Donna Gibby entertained a
group of young persons at the
Birthright United Methodist
Church with a Valentine party
Sunday afternoon. Those at-
tending were Kim Ailes, Amy
Allison, Jill Allison, Michael
Barron, Dana Evans, Tamara
Johnson, Deeann Evans,
Tammy Groves, Donna Weir,
Leah Lair, Brandon Ely and
Shelby McCormack.
E.W. and Sue Withrow of
Dallas visited Bonnie and Merl
Withrow Friday and attended
the Ernest Goldsith funeral at
Murray-Orwosky chapel in
Sulphur Springs.
Jack Orr of Mesquite and
Jesse Orr of this place enjoyed
a few days last week seeing
sights of Las Vegas. Jesse
surprised Mary IFree with a
good retufln on her investment.
Mary and Jackie Boles, Lil
Jack and Kelly will be honored
Sunday, Feb. 20, from 2 to 4
p.m. with an open house to show
their new home on FM 71 in the
Posey community. Relatives’
and friends are invited.
Marsha Withrow and Cindy
Hall visited Sunday in Garland
with Marsha’s mother, Pat
Cannon and other relatives.
Jimmy Jackson spent the
weekend here at his home place
at Birthright.
Amy Shelton, 3-year-old
daughter of Judy (Martin) and
Jerry Shelton of Sulphur
Springs, visited her grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Webb on Thursday of last week.
Work has begun on an oil well
located on the Viola Aiguier
homeplace in the Addran
community.
Jimmy “£hip” Vaughn
recently purchased- a small
plane.
Sulphur Bluff news
Tira news
There is quite a bit of illness
in the community'. Beulah
(Chapman) Smiddy is home
from Memorial Hospital from a
week of illness. Melissa and
Kerry Hargrave are ill with
chickenpox and were unable to
attend church Sunday. Edna
Earl Joslitf is still in St. Paul’s
Hospital in Dallas, where she
has been for tests. She is now
taking physical therapy there.
Doug and Glynna Brice of
Dallas, alscr Jamie Brice and
family, were with Lillian Brice
Thursday night. They all at-
tended the funeral of their
cousin, Ernest Goldsmith, in
Murray-Orwosky Funeral
Home in Sulphur Springs
Friday. Mozelle Davis and
Mamie Sullivan ate lunch with
Ullian Sunday. Lydia Gregg
was there Sunday afternoon.
Mary Dee and Claude Brice
attended the funeral of Ernest
Goldsmith Friday, also the
funeral of Ernest’s mother-in-
law, Mrs. Fannie Pace, held at
Murray-Orwosky’s funeral
home Saturday.
Mrs. Pace was the mother-in-
law of Mrs. Elsie Pace of this
community and Ernest
Goldsmith was her brother-in-
law. The Pace and Goldsmith
families were loved by all the
families in this community, and
many from here attended the
funerals.
Joe Wester visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Wester Saturday night and
attended church here. Sunday.
Jerry Wayne Smiddy, Jimmy
and Angie Smiddy spent the
weekend with Jerry Wayne’s
mother, Beulah Smiddy.
Mildred Chapman, Carl and
Betty Sue Johnson ate supper
with them Saturday night.
Dorriece Shuptrine spent
Sunday with her parents, Noble
and Modena Horn.
Carl and Betty Sue Johnson
spent the weekend with his
mother, Thelma Clifton.
Elsie Pace visited Gertrude
Amis Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Edd Sullivan and Lois
Weir visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Weir and Mr. and Mrs. J.E.
Weir in Cooper Saturday.
l^eRoy and Mamie I/m Reaves
were there also. Bill’s nieces
and nephews, Glenda (Weir)
Irvin, Gene and Marvin Evans
and grandbaby, and Oleta
Bearden were at Bill and Addie
Mae’s Sunday to help him
celebrate his Feb. 13 birthday.
Their grandson, Rev. Danny
Weir, took Bill and Addie Mae
out for a Sunday birthday
dinner. They also received two
birthday cakes from the nieces.
Linda Marie and Josephn
Wilson Moore spent Friday
night and Saturday with their
aunt and uncle, Dennis and Lois
Callaway. They are the
grandchildren of Norene
(Palmer) Moore of Sulphur
springs.
Bert and Ida May Chapman,
also Ricky and Diane Chapman
spent Sunday with Gay and
Ruth Chapman. Mildred
Chapman were there Monday.
William pnd Martha Jo Ford
of Wichita Falls visited her f
m^her, Madie Dawson, last'
week.
Pauline Stone was dismissed
from Baylor Hospital last
Wednesday and is continuing to
improve at the home of her
daughter, Mary George and
J.R. Nugent, Route One.
Mrs. Ben Patterson is doing
much better this week. Maggie
Bannfster of Commerce was
here Sunday to visit her sister .
Rosa Huie. They visited their
mother Sunday afternoon in
Oak Avenue nursing home.
The Rural Progress Club met
last Wednesday night. The
program for the rest of the year
was planned. The signs to
lauiyich the Crime Watch
program have been received
and are being set in place at this
time. Others wanting a sign
should contact a member of the
Rural Progress. Everyone
needs to be involved in this.
The Extension Homemakers
met Monday at Community
Center for a Valentine party
and to honor a guest, Janie
Crump, county agent for ten
years of service. The meeting
was called to order by
President Nell Medina. Minutes
were read by secreatry Vivian
Edwards. Devotional and a
poem with the Valentine theme
was given by Hilga Chester.
Homemade Valentines were
exchanged by the group. Nell
expressed thanks and the club's
appreciation for Janie. She was
presented with an array of gifts.
The yearbook was completed.
(Others presents were Gertrude
Bassham, Lutie Patterson,
Mary Vance, Sue Bland, Era
Bartlettl, Geraldine Sullivan,
Cindy Beale and Jennifer and
Frances Nymeyer.
Visiting Que, Lula'" and
Geraldine Sullivan during the
weekend, helping Que as he
celebrated a birthday, were
Bobby Edwards of Conroe,
Elwanda Edwards of Dallas,
Linda and Joseph Edwards of
Houston, Margaret Gurley,
Debbie and Judy of Irving,
Bertha McCormick and Mary
Ann, Ruby and Sam Lynch, all
of Birthright.
June Bassham was admitted
to Gaston Hospital Monday and
underwent major surgery early
Tuesday. Her husband, James
K. Bassham, her brother
Darrell and Carol Deaton were
there with her. She came
through surgery fine.
Ina Sue Holcomb, Avo Martin
and Dovie Holcomb were in
Dallas Tuesday for Avo and
Dovie to have medical check-
ups.
Mr. and Mrs. Garland
Dawson of Sulphur Springs
visited Madie Dawson Tuesday.
$1, OOOforHCOC
Doris Rawls, director of the Hopkins County Opportunity
Center, third from left, tells Dial Study Club members the
organization's gift of $1,000 will help keep the raindrops from
falling on the heads of the center's staff. The donation will be
used to make roof repairs to the upstairs section of the building
used for office space and to purchase educational toys for the
center's students. Those on hand for the presentation to the
center are, from the left, Rebecca Allison, Janie Crump, Rawls
and Trisia Sellers.
-SUN Photo
Como-Pickton board sets election
Trustees of the Como-Pickton
Independent School District at
their regular monthly meeting
ordered the annual election for
Saturday, April 2, and extended
several contracts, along with
handling other business items.
Terms of Travis Rasberry,
Lester Arnold and Arthur
Skidmore expire this year and
will be subject for election.
vocational agriculture teacher,
and Sue I.aminack, home
economics teacher.
The trustees set a payment of
$15 per trip for bus drivers for
athletic events.
Also approved was the ex-
tension of substitution
deduction for Diana McGregor,
who is on sick leave and ex-
pecting to return to work in
Mrs. C.B. Lynch Jr. has been March
appointed presiding judge for i<he board authorized or-
FWWS
Saltillo news
Woman sentenced
in SSA fraud case
Rose Marie Moore, now of
Winnsboro, was recently
sentenced in the Shreveport
Federal District Court. She
entered a guilty plea to charges
of defrauding the Social
Security Administration by
failing to report her daughter’s
marriage, - so that her own
Social Security benefits would
continue.
Benefits had been paid to
Mrs. Moore as the widowed
mother of an unmarried minor
child. Mrs. Moore received a
suspended sentence, was
placed on probation, and was
ordered to refund $3,136 to SSA.
Also, an Amarillo man has
been sentenced to serve a year
in prison, followed by three
y«ars probation, after pleading
guilty to federal benefit fraud
charges.
Francis E. Curley of
Amarillo admitted he made
false statements to the local
food stmnp office about his
work and earnings in order to
qualify for aid. He also pleaded
guilty to a felony charge of
defrauding the Social Security
Administration.
Curley, who had been
receiving Social Security
disability benefits, failed to
report his work to SSA and tried
to conceal his work and ear-
nings by working under his
wife’s Social Security number.
Social Security routinely
forwards suspected fraud cases
to investigators of the
Department of Health and
Human Services where cases
are prepared for referral to
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Morris
Dennis and Mr. and Mrs. Dial
Christenberry have returned
from aMjird hunt in Archer City.
They entertained friends with a
bird supper Saturday. At-
tending were Mr. and Mrs.
Nelsen Dennis and boys, Joe
Murphy, Chris Skelly and
daughter Megan, Mrs. Ruby
Orren and Helen Murphy.
Mr. and Mrs. R.B. McAfee
were Greenville visitors
Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Buck
Ward of Sulphur Springs visited
the McAfeesFriday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gentry and
daughter Louanne of Waco
were weekend visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Roberts. Mrs.
Roberts and Christoper Jordan
accompanied the Gentrys to
Tyler Saturday night to attend
the TJC and Henderson
basketball games. Miss Laura
Gentry is a cheerleader for the
Apaches. Others visitors wit!)/
the Roberts during the weekend
were Mr. and Mrs. Billy-'Jor-
dan, Neeley and Christopher,
Mr.I qnd Mrs. Troy
Hollingsworth of Mount Vernon
afid Misses Laura Gentry,
Missie Wells and Dawn
Thompson of Tyler and Mrs.
J.L. Mattingly of Mount Ver-
noh.
Mrs. Goldie Wilburn of
Sulphur Springs visited friends
in Saltillo Sunday.
Mrs. Norene Mitchell of
Sulphur Springs visited Bob
Berkley Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hall and
Mr. and Mrs Terry Burns
honored IV$r. and Mrs. Henry
Miller, Mrs. Jewel Brothers and
Tony Hall with a birthday
dinner in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hall. JUrs. Thelma Hat-
chelf of Saltillo attended the
celebration Sunday.
Mrs. Electa King and Mrs.
Loma Tyner of Purley visited
Mrs. Maro Jo Orren Monday.
Mr. and MraK Ralph Evans of
Dallas visited Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Sparks Sunday.
Mrs. Dollie Pearl Armstrong
andrMrs. Ida Adair visited Mrs.
Tenny Wardrup in a Dallas
hospital Friday. Mrs. Wardrup
had open heart surgery
recently.
Mrs. Rex Norris of
Daingerfield visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Conley on Sunday.
Mrs. Ardys Dennis visited
Mrs. Wilda Skeen in Sulphur
Springs Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Connie Cloer
and granddaughter Jodie Lynn
of Wichita Falls visited from
Friday, until Monday with Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Barnes. Mr. and
Mrs. William Thomas of Red
Oak vosoted them Saturday and
Sunday. They all attended the
wedding of Cliff Glaze and Miss
Jena Malone in Carthage. Cliff
is the grandson of Mrs. Barnes.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Glaze.
Bob Hammel of Sulphur
the election
The board accepted the
resignation of Athletic-Director
Paul Garrison III at the close of
the school year. He announced
plans to enter into private
business.
Following an executive
"session on personnel matters,
the board voted to extend the
two-year contracts of Prin-
cipals Tommy Turner and
Joyce Bayless by one year by
issuing new two-year pacts.
They also voted hew one-year
contacts to Gerald Walter,
years Skidmore, Carl Rhodes, Joan
Members present for the Kearnes, Travis Rasberry and
board meeting included Travis Cook. lister Arnold was
Newman Bradford, Arthur absent.
Roadwork bid
opening slated
dering a 59-passenger bus,
equipped with autonidtic Bids to seal coat almost 60 miles south of Brashear, and
transmission, mud tires, and , Jniles of highways in Hopkins FM 900 from Saltillo north to
large fuel tank. ‘ Slid Franklin Counties were to FM 60 and from Greenwood to
Supt. James Smith noted that -be- opened later today by the the Franklin County line
TABS tests will be ad- State Department of Highways The FM 900 work will con-
and Public Transportation.
ministered Feb. 15-18, and that
open house will be held on
Monday, March 7, at 7 p.m. in
observance of Public School
Week.
The superintendent also
discuss the projected
enrollment of the Como-
Pickton schools for the next few-
Medicare pay changes
occupy hospital board
The board of directors for the $304." Kenley said of the
Hopkins County Hospital change.
District heard at Thursday Hospitals will now be paid a
night’s meeting an indepth set fee per hospital admission
presentation on new federal of a medicare patient. "It will
legislation that will affect the not matter if the patient is in for
way the hospital will be one day or 30, we will be
reimbursed (for services for reimbursed the same," Kenley
patients covered by Medicare, commented.
Hospital Administrator “The only change the patient
_ . I Glenn Kenley said while the will notice is the increase in the
S tO t© C h ©C K S new regulations will have little deductible which is charged to
effect on Medicare patients, "it them,” Memorial Hospital’s
Springs is the new pulpit
minister at the Church of
Christ. Everyone is invited to
hear him. Services are Bible
study at 10 a.m., worship at 11
a.m. and6p.m.
held until
debt paid
State Comptroller 6ob
Bullock says he has $1.5 million
in state check he can’t give the
people they're made out to
because- these people owe
money to the state.
“The law says I can’t issue‘a
state check to anyone indebted
to the state and I intend to
collect every penny due before
I turn loose of this money,”
Bullock said.
About 71 percent of the 5,000
checks Bullock is holding can’t
be sent to the payees becuase
they are behind in their sales or
franchise taxes. If these
delinquent taxpayers would
pay their overdue taxes,
Bullock would release checks
totaling $899,000.
Bullock said there’s almost
$630,000 frozen because people
haven’t repaid loans obtained
under the Hinson-Hazelwood
and National Direct Student
Ix>an programs.
“There are 101 retired state
emplooyees who have a total of
$40,448coming to them if they’ll
pay up,” Bullock commented.
“There’s also $516,019 due 866
retired teachers and $31,089 due
67 state employees,” he added.
will greatly impact the
hospital, as far as how they are
reimbused,"
“We will no longer be paid
"‘according to the number of
administrator added.
Medicaid reimbursement is
not affected by the new
legislation.
The hjjfepital district’s board
patient days. Die law that went accepted a bid from Dr. Somjai
into effect Oct. 1,1982, will base Tris for a lot in the district's •
payment upon last year’s costs medical complex. Dr. Tris, a r0C0IV6S
divided by the number of specialist in obstetrics and
discharges...the deductible also
will be raised from $260 to
County
to eye
landfill
gynecology, told the board of
his plans to build office and
clinic facilities in the complex.
In other business, the board
approved the minutes of the
last board meeting, the
tinue in Franklin County on to
Seal coatins Dreserves the Texas 37; also m franklin
road surface by covering ^un'y, FM 1448from 1.5 miles
cracks and also increases jo^west of Qearwater to to
resistance Wood County line and FM 1519
The Hopkins County work CamP Count>' lme t0 FM
be °n IJHT engineer Kenneth
Texas 154 from Wood County Jones, Sujphur Springs, will be
line to Sulphur Springs; in charge of the work, which is
Farm to Market 2948 from estimated to require 123
FM 1567 to FM 69; working davs
FM 275 from FM 1567 to The State Highway and
1exas D; Public Transportation Com*
FM 2285 from FM 71 to Texas mission is expected to award a
154; contract to the successful low
FM 2653 from FM 275 to 4.5 bidder later this month.
JP court handles 907
cases for new record
Two all-time records were The record number of traffic
established by the Justice cases, most of which concerned
Court in Precinct One of excessive speeds, produce a
Hopkins County i during whopping revenue of $22,958.81
January, according to Judg£ to establish a new high mark.
During the month there were
14 deposit forfeitures in traffic
cases, while 617 paid fines
before trial. In trials, 156 were
found guilty and 18 not guilty.
Twenty cases were dismissed
after successful completion of
defensive driver’s course.
Fifteen traffic cases were
appealed.
There''were only 11 non-
traffic cases filed, along with
eight small claim suits, three
forcible entry and detainers,
and seven other civil suits.
Judge Bauman was called
i Judge
William H. Bauman's repoR
A record 907 cases were filed,
with 896 being traffic
misdemeanor charges.
Region VIII
TEA grant
Hopkins County Com-
missioners Court will confront
the landfill issue as their first
item of business Monday at 10
a.m.
Sheriff J. E. Tittle has asked
to meet with the commissioners
to discuss a salary increase for
the hourly wage employees of
his department and the com-
Region VIII Education
_ _ ............... Ser-vif Center has received 10Tc^7toTld
— Essuratt? rrsrsss
AMinfiAe eapiion Kn tno oontflr " •
County court
fines total
$1,859 in week
counties served by the center.
and drivers license suspension
The money will pay, part of heari There were fjvfi
the salary for one occupational e bond hearings in
therapist to work with severely january
‘ handicapped children from ' [)urj^g the action.{iUed
month, Judge Bauman also
Mr. and Mrs. Pate Winfrey
and Jimmy and Wanda Winfrey
attended the funeral services
for W.E. Stibbens in Wylie
Thursday. He was the grand-
father of Bill and Tami Win-
frey.
birth to 21 years of age.
Patricia Hall, the therapist ^ jq cjvjj conferences, with
, r . ,. .. emP'oyed by the center, is actions filed in two of the in-
rl 3xiS L f 2,lX currently working with 35 cidents. There were five con-
physically disabled children in ferences involved criminal
to^scojenh their homes and in their activitie6) resulting ta ^
Past #k, according to schools. The primary goal of teinB {iled
Ilopki^r County Judge H.W. the program, according to Ms.
(W^ne) Scott. Hall, is to prevent further
rteen cases were pleaded deformity or further delay in —
missioners also will consider in county court. Theft by'check the children’s development. SEVERAL NEW memorials
landscaping plans for the new cases led the list with seven The occupational therapy have been received by the
county jail. cases; one theft case; one case program utilizes exercises and Hopkins County Historial
Leroy Easly has asked to of possession of beer for sale in activities for the child and Society. They1 include
appear before the court to dry area; one case of driving provides parent education and memorials for John Vermillion
discuss tax exemptions. while intoxicated and three suggestions for teachers byMr- an<lMrs- Traett Nance;
The court will open and cases were heard on appeal and working with handicapped for WA- Shrode, Mrs. Vida
consider bids for work on the dismissed on request of the students. Swagerty and Mrs. Bertie
eoanty-dwned building on (municipal judge. More information about Tolson by Mr. and Mrs. William
Jefferson Street; consider Twenty-one cases were occupational therapy may be G. Murray; for Mr. and Mrs.
appointments to the Industrial arraigned, five hearing were obtained by contacting Patricia Arthur Bailey by Mr. and Mrs.
Development Corporation and held in frobate court and the Hall at the service center Bernard Barisas; for Ed Phelps
other business or resolutions court heard one cril case to located at 100 North Riddle St., Sr. by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tuck,
that may come before the round out the v-:!;’s county Mount Pleasant, or call (214) an(* f°r Alfreda Pogue by Mr.
court. • count activity. 572-6676. and Mrs. Raymond Pogue.
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