The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 1988 Page: 1 of 4
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Feel the heat
Sulphur Springs High School Flag Corp members with Paris. The bonfire was held at 7:30 p.m.
felt the heat of the bonfire as well as enthusiasm in Tuesday at the high school kicking off activities for
anticipation of Friday night’s homecoming game homecoming week.
—SUIT photo by Richard Hail
Mastitis easier to avoid than
treat, speaker tells dairymen
By MARY GRANT
A dairyman can take two hun-
dred dollar bills and throw them
into the wind when one of his herd
comes down with mastitis. Then he
can plan to lighten his pocketbook
even more as he pays for the cost of
her recovery — if she recovers.
“Mastitis today generally is
caused by bugs in the environment
that we cannot eradicate... Some of
these organisms eat penicillin for
lunch and love it,” James Jarrett,
Georgia veterinarian, told a gather-
ing of Hopkins County dairymen at
an agricultural bade fair and dairy
seminar Tuesday.
The disease causes inflamation
of the udder.
Bacteria that induce the inflama-
tion thrive in the cattle’s environ-
ment, lurking in the manure-loaded
area that is enhanced with warm
temperatures and moisture. The
“bugs” make their way into the
cow’s teat and within a few hours
can bring the animal to its knees.
“She lives in a highly contaminated
environment ... It can happen so
fast,” he said.
“Treatment is not the answer to
mastitis contol,” Jarrett added.
Prevention and control are the
answers, he said, emphasizing the
importance of a clean, dry and
Three pavilion bids
are under $300,000
By KARLA S. WARE
SSISD trustees to discuss
employee insurance woes
New information concerning the
city school district’s former in-
surance company’s bankruptcy and
its affect on local claimants will be
discussed during a trustee meeting
at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
. Some employees of the Sulphur
Springs Independent School Dis-
trict filed claims through the
school’s former insurance company
before Corporate Risk Counselors,
in conjunction with Educators
Group Health Trust, filed for Chap-
ter 7 bankruptcy Sept. 7.
In the board’s September meet-
ing, the trustees said they wanted to
investigate the potential areas of
aid they could offer their employ-
ees.
As pan of the agenda for
Tuesday's meeting at the Ad-
ministraton Building of the school
district, Superintendent Danny
Durham and Assistant Superinten-
dent-Businees Paul Glover are
scheduled to update the board on
what its options are.
In addition, the agenda includes
an offer from the district’s delin-
quent tax collection firm to
represent affected employees in the
bankruptcy “free of charge,” the
letter states.
In other business, the trustees are
to consider an out-of-district stu-
dent transfer and hear from David
Bradley concerning the district’s
policy regarding those transfers.
Additional action items include
the board’s consideration of
motorizing the bleachers at Sulphur
Springs High School at a cost of
about $17,000.
comfortable environment for cattle.
“Water is the worst enemy we
have on the dairy farm — except
when it is in the trough,” he said.
The animals should be “absolutely
dry” before attaching the milking
machines. “If you have to use
water on the teats, use as little as
possible,” he said.
Dairymen are faced with reduced
prices coupled with increased feed
costs, a situation that requires even
greater herd management and
preventive disease practice.
Keeping the animal comfortable
while it is being milked, eating and
lying down means dollars to the
producer. “If they aren’t in one of
those positions (and in comfort),
they aren’t making money for
you,” he said.
To be comfortable in contained
areas requires enough room for the
cow to get up without dragging her
teats in the mud or stepping on
them. At the same time, concrete
areas should be rough, but not
abrasive. Further mastitis preven-
tion comes with clean, dry udders
preceding milking and udder hair
removal. Animals with the hair
removed from their udders have SO
percent less instances of mastitis,
the veterinarian said.
“Healthy animals produce at
their best,” he added.
Jarrett participated in the all-day
fair and seminar conducted in the
Regional Civic Center and spon-
sored by the Hopkins County
Chamber of Commerce.
He is a native of Floyd County,
Ga., was graduated from the veteri-
nary school at the University of
Georgia and has devoted his time to
veterinary practice oriented toward
preventive medicine and dairy
health management
Seven area contractors have bid
the livestock addition to the Hop-
kins County Regional Civic Center
— three of whom quoted prices
under the $300,000 mark.
All but one of the bidders arc
general contractors, and all who
expressed an interest in building
the addition had representatives at
the Commissioners Court meeting
Tuesday morning when County
Winzen
honors
workers
Winzen International this week
celebrated the resumption of their
annual awards program by a meet-
ing in the Hopkins County
Regional Civic Center.
“It is intended lilt the awards
program will be held on an annual
basis and will honor employees for
five years of service. However,
since no awards have been made
for the past several years, this year
the company will recognize all em-
ployees with five or more years of
service,” company information
stated.
Employees received a plaque, a
copy of "Research Balloons —
Exploring Hidden Worlds," by
Carole S. Briggs and a gift of ap-
preciation.
Employees winning awards, and
the number of years of their
employement include: Linda Bar-
rett, 22; Melvina Bryant, 14;
Madine Cash, 21; LaJuana Chester,
six; Tommy Clayton, 13; Hope
Cochran, 11; Mildred Davis, 24;
Jennifer Decker, five; Betty Dial,
21; Kathy Dickens, five; Mary Ed-
wards, 11; Fred English, 24; Carole
Foster, 24; Rene Fredette, nine;
Raymond Gadlin, 19; Sarah Gibbs,
10; Christine Goldsmith, 18; Phyl-
lis Gray, 23.
Also Roberta Hill, 12; Flore nc
Howard, 21; Billy Hudson, 12; Joe
Jefferson, seven; Randall Jenkins,
nine; Robert Jenkins, 14; Robbie
Jones, 23; Roy Matthews, 23;
Peggy McCollum, 23; Michael
Moore, 15; Sarah Parchman, 24;
Howard Pattbeag, 10; Patsy Pettit,
15; James Rand, five; Joann Rich,
24; Lloyd Ross, 20; Virginia San-
ders, 20; Loren Seely, 19; Everett
Shelby Jr., 24; Michael Smith, five;
Michael Snider, five; Judy Swaney,
five; Amanda Thomas, 15; Luriine
Tinsley, 24; Sammy Weir Jr., 12;
David Welch Jr., six; and Billie
While, 24.
Leaders learn
growth doesn’t
just happen
Participants in a recent training
program on economic development
feel that the training will be helpful
in initiating some planning ac-
tivities in their local communities.
The program, called “Strategic
Planning for Local Economic De-
velopment,” was conducted by the
Texas Agricultural Extension Serv-
ice for community leaders
throughout the region and was
aimed at helping these leaders set
into motion plans for boosting their
local economies.
Attending from Hopkins County
were Cletis Millsap and Dudley
Goggans, Gordon Ford, Janie
Crump, Johanna Hicks and Scott
Bonnann, county extension agents,
also took part in the training, which
was held in Longview Sept 22.
“One of the most helpful exer-
cises at the training session was to
identify potential activities that
might work in boosting economic
growth in our communities,” Ford
said. “Among activities discusMtf
were agricultural processing oppor-
tunities, tourism and keeping more
consumer spending at home.
Judge Joe Pogue opened the bids.
The building committee for the
addition is set to begin its work on
the bids at a 7 p.m. meeting
Tuesday at the Civic Center.
The commissioners voted to ac-
cept Sulphur Springs State Bank’s
proposal to buy $300,000 worth of
certificates of obligation for the
building venture, at a variable in-
terest rate ranging from 6 to 7.3
percent, Pogue said.
“We feel like State Bank has
done Hopkins County a big favor,”
the county judge said.
Bank officials can opt to sell the
certificates to other lending in-
stitutions in the area, Pogue said. “I
feel like they will sell to the other
banks in the city.”
Pogue said the committee would
present its award recommendation
prior to the 10 a.m. Oct. 17 court
session when the project is to be
awarded.
Commissioners and Civic Center
General Manager Rod Henderson
said they thought more bids would
be received for the project, which is
to include some exterior work on
the existing structure and construc-
tion of an approximately 25,000
square foot covered facility to
house about 100 horse stalls or cat-
lle pens.
“1 thought we’d have more
bids,” H.W. Halcomb, Precinct 2
commissioner, said, pointing out
that 30 sets of plans were dis-
tributed.
Henderson said some of the bid-
ders picked up more than one set of
plans. “I feel like the committee
can get a good bid out of this,” ad-
ding later that the bids were highdr
than he had anticipated.
The bidders and their quotes in-
clude Donaldson Construction Co.
Voter signup
may set record
Vbter registration in Hopkins
County appears to be growing,
County Tax Assessor-Collector
Jo Ruth Hodge said Tuesday.
Sunday was the deadline to
register for the November gener-
al election. “This seems to be the
biggest year that I remember,”
Hodge said.
Final registered voter count,
will not be totaled until at the
end of the week at the earliest,
she said.
Hopkins County voters num-
bered about 14,000 before the
latest registration.
of Ridgeway, $359,400; Moore
Construction Co. of Sulphur
Springs, $339,653; Diamond K
Corporation of Mount Pleasant,
$331,599; Commercial Structures
and International Inc. of Lewisville,
$317,000; Horizon Builders of
Midlothian, $298,332; and Reid
Construction Co. of Alba,
$288,840.
Bentley Electric of Sulphur
Springs was the only subcontractor
to bid a portion of the project The
company quoted the electrical work
to cost $61,112, with an alternate
plan costing $82,044.
Pogue said the committee could
select a company that “might not
necessarily be the low bidder.”
That determination will depend on
whether the committee selects a
builder’s alternate plan or other ad-
justments, he said.
Included in many construction
company’s bids are alternate plans
with raised prices. So, the figures
Pogue quoted as the prices during
the meeting may not hold true after
the committee studies the
proposals.
In June, the Commissioners
Court set a $300,000 limit on the
issuance of the certificates of obli-
gation.
If the price tag exceeds that
amount, the committee may call on
people to donatfe funds, Pogue said.
Henderson and building commit-
tee Chairman Millard Bennett said
several months ago that they had
commitments from several groups
and individuals. However, at the
time, the two officials were not sure
exactly how much the donations
could total. Their estimates ranged
from $25,000 to $80,000 in April.
The opening of the bids comes
after almost a year of serious plan-
ning and politicking by members of
the Civic Center board to get the
facility constructed.
The Civic Center board reviewed
architectural drawings for the pro-
posed addition Oct. 17,1987. From
that time, center and county
officials have repeatedly stressed
that no county tax-generated
revenue is being expended on the
venture.
Instead, proceeds from the cen-
ter’s portion of the hotel-motel tax
and revenue generated from renting
the stalls will be used to retire the
debt.
In other business Tuesday, the
court recognized October as Crime
Prevention Month, accepted J & J
Equipment Co.’s used tractor bid of
$6,800, held a public hearing on a
grant request — no one voiced an
opinion, and approved office space
for Denton State School officials.
Planners favor splitting lot
By DANA L. DURHAM
Members of the Sulphur Springs
Planning and Zoning Commission
made way for seven new business
locations Monday night will) ap-
proval of a request to split a lot in
Woodbridge Square.
Commissioners recommended
the dividing of what was described
as an extremely long and narrow lot
into seven individual building lots,
all of varying sizes. The lot
divisions were requested by owner
Bill McCool.
“The lot was originally intended
for public storage houses, but the
intent of the developer now is to
build office-related structures on
the site,” Community Development
Director Roger Powell said.
Woodbridge Square, a private
development composed of com-
mercial uses, is located on Hillcrest
Drive.
In a work session preceding the
commission’s regular meeting,
Powell stressed urgency in gather-
ing input on the city’s land use and
thoroughfare plans. The plans are
included in tire Community Devel-
opment Manual and are currently
being prepared for publication.
“We’re starting to get into the
final process of getting completed
plans to the publisher,” Powell
said, adding that some items in the
plans and manual need to be up-
dated.
Comments about the manual
from local developers were taken in
a recent meeting with Powell.
“Most of their comments were
about the administration of the
manual, not its content,” he said.
Powell reviewed the land use
and throroughfare plans with com-
missioners, many of whom were
unfamiliar with them since the
plans were originally designed in
1984.
Drug case brings
another arrest
A 22-year-old Sulphur Springs
woman was back in custody Thurs-
day morning, facing a felony drug
charge that was dropped against her-''
Wednesday. {
Tonya Goodson was arrested on
a warrant for possession of a con-
trolled substance. Her bond was set
at $20,000 by Hopkins County Jus-
tice of the Peace Cletis Millsap.
Goodson was one of three people
arrested early Wednesday morning
after a sheriff’s deputy saw suspec-
ted methamphetamines being tos-
sed from the vehicle in which they
were riding, a sheriff’s department
official said earlier.
Charges against Goodson and a
28-year-old Fort Worth man had
been dismissed late Wednesday
morning following an investigation.
However, 22-year-old Russell
Skeen of Commerce, remained
oiled Thursday on a $20,000 bond
for possession of a controlled sub-
stance, the official said.
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Keys, Clarke & Hillsamer, Dave. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 14, 1988, newspaper, October 14, 1988; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth780097/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.