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4—THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs, Tsxas, Friday, January 11,1991.
City authorizes study
of future water needs
, County court records
By BOB MERRIMAN
The battle over water in the fy-
ture Cooper Reservoir entered a
new phase Tuesday as the Sulphur
Springs City Council gave un-
animous approval to a water
demand study to be conducted by a
Houston engineering firm.
“We will not face an issue more
important than keeping water in the
Sulphur River basin,” City
Manager Olen Petty said before in-
troducing Gary Pate, founder and
president of Pate Engineering Inc.
Sulphur Springs has been in dis-
pute with Commerce and Cooper
over the sale of water from the
reservoir for the past year. All three
cities have representatives on the
Sulphur River Municipal Water
District. Commerce wants to sell its
Reilly Springs
community news
By ELLIE SWINDELL
Reilly Springs Correspondent
The members of the Pastor-
Parish Relations Committee of the
Hopkins County Co-Operative
Pansh and the Parish Council met
Wednesday night at the Reilly
Springs United Methodist Church.
The Jimmy Goldsmith home in
this community was destroyed by
fire on New Year’s night Firemen
from Como, Yantis and Sulphur
Springs responded to the call. They
returned Wednesday morning when
the fire blazed up again.
Robert and Jo Wallace enter-
tained with a supper at their home
New Year’s evening for the mem-
bers of his family. Those attending
were Florence Evelyn and Earl
Glenn, Sarah and Ron Hurley,
Sandra and Kenneth Goggans, Ellis
Morgan and Patsy Norton of Sul-
phur Springs and Kenneth and Joan
Wallace of this community.
Guty and Myra Bums and Floyd
and Myrtle Bums were in Mesquite
New Year’s Day to have lunch with
Bums and family.
Vera Harrington and John Mc-
Neil were in Dallas Friday on busi-
ness.
Scott Price has returned home
from Dallas, where he visited his
mother, Lynn Bascou, for a couple
of weeks during the holidays.
Chad and Tony Swindell of
Cooper were guests of their
grandparents Cyril and Ruby Swin-
dell during the weekend.
Lowell and Mary Cable spent
part of the holidays in Fletcher,
Okla., visiting with their families.
John McNeil and Jimmy Potts
were in South Texas this week deer
hunting.
Gregg and Richard McLarry
have returned to Tyler, where they
are students at Tyler Junior Col-
lege, after spending the holidays
with their parents, Dan and Janie
McLarry.
Drew Cable of Montana is visit-
ing her grandparents Mary and
Lowell Cable and also her father,
Chad Cable, and his wife, Mary.
Mitzi Harrington of Dallas spent
the weekend with her mother, Vera
Harrington.
Diane Petterson of Dallas was
here Wednesday (Jan. 2) to bring
her grandmother, Ella Sturgeon, for
a few hours to attend to some busi-
ness. Mrs. Sturgeon is a resident in
a Richardson nursing home while
recuperating horn a broken hip.
Our sympathy goes to the Dan
McLarry family on the death of his
aunt, Alma Putnam. She was a resi-
dent of Leisure Lodge in Sulphur
Springs at the time of her death.
Jan. 4.
News has been received here of
the death of Mrs. Lou Ethel
Morehead of Amarillo. She was
bora in Reilly Springs and attended
school here. She was the daughter
Calvin and Emma Gloar Boggs,
who were longtime residents of this
community. She is survived by a
sister, Willa Ruth Dixon, of Sul-
phur Springs, and a host of cousins
m this area.
share of the water to another water
t district, a move blasted by Sulphur
' Springs representatives.
In its arguments for selling
water. Commerce representatives
have used the results of a study
commissioned by Sulphur Springs
in 1987.
“But," Petty said, “the 1987
study doesn’t speak to a lot of con-
siderations about water demand.”,
The 1987 study focuses mainly on
predicted population growth, not on
industrial development.
“Water from Cooper Lake will
cost six cents per thousand gaP
Ions," Petty said. “We will never
see water at that price anywhere
again.”
Also, Petty said, “to be in a posi-
tion to debate the proposed sale of
water, we must have facts, and we
must establish those facts” from an
intense study.
Petty and Pate linked the water
demand study to the proposed half-
cent sales tax increase as a means
of impressing officials in Austin
with the city’s determination to
develop a stronger industrial base.
“The tax measure will send a
strong message to Austin,” Pate
said.
W.T. Allison II, president of the
Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County
Economic Development Corp.
Board of Directors, agreed.
“It will not do us any good to
have industries without water
anymore than to have water
without industries,” he said.
"“Right now,” Pate said, “Com-
merce and Cooper are speaking for
you, and you don’t need other
people speaking for you." His firm,
Pate said, “will build a case for
more positive use of the water,” as
opposed to negative plans, which
would have the water leave the
area.
The Cooper Lake project is “the
last federal project that will be built
under the guidelines ensuring
cheap, readily available water,”
Pate said. Future projects, will re-
quire increased funding1 by cities,
he said, with lessened federal par-
ticipation.
The study should be completed
in about three months, Pate said
“It will take that long to get a
handle on background data and to
understand the problem," he said,
adding that the water demand study
would not be a mere measure of
conducting interviews, but the
compilation of hard data.
“Maneuvering is going on now,”
Petty said of efforts by Commerce
and Cooper to convince state
officials to allow the sale of water
outside the area. Sulphur River
Municipal Water District President
Walter Helm termed the council’s
vote “a wise decision. You will be
proud of this decision down the
road.”
“The lake has been a dream for
many people for years,” Mayor
Margin Latham said, adding that
“the future of Sulphur Springs and
of the area depends on that water.”
In other action, the council ap-
proved on second reading an or-
dinance changing the make-up of
the Tourism and Promotion Board,
then appointed five people to the
board.
Those appointed were Monty
Harry, Lucy McCorkle, Jodie Mor-
ris, Charles Helm and Linda Stan-
ford.
The council also scheduled a
special meeting for 7 p.m.,
Tuesday, Jan. 15, for consideration
of the Tourism Board’s budget.
The council turned down a re-
quest from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
for a waiver on penalties and inter-
est from a 1978 tax bill.
“If we charge-penalties and in-
terest to one segment, then we
should charge penalties and inferest
to all,” Petty said. The tax bill was
$88.35, which HUD has paid.
Penalties and interest total $237.25,
Petty said.
Approval was given by the
council to add $6,640 to wort
presently under way on Gilmer
Street. The additional money is
originally scheduled,
Works Director Bill Farler said.
Approval was also given to
remove “No Parking” designation
to a small portion of Helm Lane.
Lady Eagles keep
district slate clean
COMO — Lesli Keith’s 19-point
shooting led Como-Pickton past
Lone Oak 47-34 in District 17-2A
MG cagers take
district openers
MILLER GROVE — Andy
Burkett tossed in 17 points to lead a
balanced Miller Grove attack
Tuesday night as the Hornets
downed Fruitvale 62-50 in District
41-A hoops action.
Brian Millard followed Burkett
in the MG scoring column with 13
points, while David Bums and and
Matt Garrett tallied 12 and 11
points, respectively.
Miller Grove breezed to a 68-36
win in the girls game. Rolanda
Flecker sparked the winners with
16 points.
Yantis hoopsters
clip Boles Home
Yantis rolled past Boles Home
75-21 in District 41-A girls hoops
action Tuesday night Christa Pon-
der and Leah Wilcox each scored
16 pointsto lead the Lady Owls.
Yantis, now 2-0 in district play,
was playing without two starters.
Amber Steele and Deann Turner.
J.W. Burnett went on a 27-point
scoring binge as Yantis eked out a
54-52 win in the boys game. Brian
Hedgecock added 15 points for the
Owls, who evened their district
record at 1-1.
girls basketball action Tuesday
night.
Amy Bowen added 16 points and
grabbed 13 rebounds for the Lady
Eagles, who are unbeaten in two
district outings. Coach David
Mabe’s hoopsters improve to 16-4
for the season.
Bowen just missed a triple
double as she dished out six assists
to go with her 16 points and 13
rebounds.
Rhonda Brookins was high
scorer for Lone Oak with eight
points.
C-P opened up an 11-3 lead in
the first period and owned a 19-13
advantage at intermission. The
Lady Owls pulled away by outscor-
ing the visitors 19-9 in the fourth
period.
Saltillo girls
rally to win
SALTILLO — Heidi Van Ryan
fueled a second-half comeback by
Saltillo Tuesday night as the Lady
Lions overcame a 17-point halftime
deficit to defeat Sulphur Bluff 54-
52 in District 38-A girls action.
Van Ryan finished with a game-
high 20 mints. Alicia Henderson
topped Sulphur Bluff' with 18
points.
Saltillo also romped to a 67-47
win in the boys game. Rusty Gar-
man poured in 21 points to lead the
Lions. Jason Tubb was high scorer
for the Bears with 16 markers.
Sulphur Bluff hosts Cumby in
the SB homecoming on Friday.
Marriage licenses
Earl Thome and Addie Juanita
Harris.
John J. Deslippe and Joyce
Elaine Gibson.
Kevin LeQuinn Evans and Afra
Fanchon Miller.
Divorces
Gerald Don Caldwell and Linda
Lee Caldwell.
Arlis McKinley Hermon Jr. and
Patricia Hermon.
Teresa Gail Adams and Ronnie
Lynn Adams.
Barbara Marie Hughes and
Michael David Hughes.
Grace Elizabeth Wallace and
George Foster Wallace.
Jerry Sloan Bennett and Tammy
Jo Bennett.
Land transactions
Kellene Dawson to Valera Wor-
sham, one tract in the James A.
Craft Survey, one tract in the
Thomas Gillespie Survey and one
tract in the J.A. Craft Survey.
Leader Federal Bank for Savings
to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
tract in the Oak Grove Addition.
Barbara Burrows to Glyna M.
Jones, tract in the Mary Ann
Bowlin Survey.
Sulphur Springs State Bank to
Rita Hathcoat, tract in the William
P. Cornelius Survey,
j. Louis Charlton and Virginia
Charlton to Ollie Bell Quinn, tract
in the James Teer Survey.
Lola Mamo, Alvis J. McPherson
and Vera L. Trout to Jimmy Paul
Allen and Anita Sue Allen, tract in
the M.A. Bowin Survey.
North Hopkins community news-
By VERDA WITHROW
North Hopkins Correspondent
Elwyn
Vernon were in this area last Wed-
nesday, visiting friends and looking
over landmarks and Cooper Dam.
Lillian Brice and Doug Brice
visited and took goodies to Mary
Dee Brice, Lydia Gregg, Oda
Lawrence and Jim Bob Brice
during the holidays.
Tommy and Ruby Sanderson had
their two sons and wives for the
holidays.
Maurice Weir spent several days
in Tyler with daughter Susan and
family.
Carl and Ida Bell Groves had
their children Clifton, Joyce,
James, Kenny and Tammy and their
families on Christmas Day.
Mildred Chapman spent the
holidays with her family in the
home of Denny and Donna Vessel
and Tanner in Seagoville.
Kenny Chapman and daughter
spent several days with Gary and
Ruth Chapman.
Fran Harris had surgery on her
shoulder in a Dallas hospital last
week. She was home and able to
enjoy Christmas dinner in the home
of Dee and Flonnie Harris with
other members of the family.
Those to enjoy turkey and dress-
ing and all the trimmings in the
home of Francis and Verda on
Christmas Day were Freeman and
Ruth Parish, Frances and Morris
Edwards, G.E. and Kathy Withrow,
Sam and Betty Brouilette and Mar-
sha Withrow.
Lucille Spencer and Ann Shaw
were in Lone Star last week to at-
tend a Christmas party.
Tommy Glossup was here
recently to visit his dad, Frank, and
hisgrandfather, Durwood Glossup.
Fay and Bill Stanley had two
grandchildren, Justin and Kasey
Siebert of Riel
>n, for feveral
jins in a Kiris
Siebert of Richardson, for
days.
Lucille Horn remains
hospital after several days.
While Lucille is in the hospital,
she invited the Chapmans to have
the annual Chapman dinner in her
home. Those attending were Jan
and Chip Vaughn and two children.
Gay and Ruth Chapman, Modena
Hom, Vaden and Genie Richey,
William Foy Chapman and wife.
Burl Chapman and Pete and Dar-
rice Shuptrine.
Jerry and Janette Willis had their
children for Christmas Day lunch.
Attending were Alford and Lois,
Bob and Gearldene, J.C. and Dor-
thea and Jerry Don.
Cleatus and Joyce had their two
sons and daughters and families.
Ann Shaw was made “Queen for
a Day” on Christmas Eve. Her son,
Don and Patsy Shaw and two
daughters and husbands, rented a
limousene and toured the town to
see Christmas lights, eat out and
went to church.
Lawrence and Bessie Goldsmith
had their family for Christmas Day
— Peggy and Jerry Don Gibby and
their daughters and husbands, Nita
Kelty and husband and her three
children and families, Jimmy and
Joyce Goldsmith and their two
children and two grandchildren.
Lawrence and Bessie Goldsmith
had Christmas Eve dinner with her
mother, Mrs. Debord, and other
members of the family in the home
of Rudolph Debord.
Radona Wright, daughter of
Janie Lewis and Randy Wright was
on the Dean’s honor list at East
Texas State University in Com-
merce.
Vera Orr spent several days with
her daughter Pat and Dale Bula of
Carrollton during the holidays.
Lorene Beckham had all her ..___
children during the holidays. her leg and spent several days
After the third try due to bad Paris hospital. After surgery, si
weather, Freeman and Ruth Parish recovering nicely and should i
had the Parishes from Van, Ann
Wills, Jan Smith and Jeff Willis on
New Year’s Day.
Dorrice Shuptrine of Dallas
spent several days with her mom
Modena Ham. •
J J. Smiddy Spent several days in
a Paris hospital.
June Vessel, Betty Johnson and
Gae Haley came to their mother’s
Mildred Chapman to visit and take
her to see a doctor in Greenville.
She is feeling better.
Doug Brice is in Baylor Hospital
to undergo surgery on Tuesday.
Mrs. Jessie Goodman spent
several days with her daughter and
family in McKinney.
Ruth Parish had tests at
Memorial Hospital. Her daughter,
Ann Willis of Garland was here to
be with her. Ruth was scheduled for
surgery Wednesday.
Rosa Jones had all her family —
37 — on Saturday to enjoy the
good food and visiting.
We are sorry to here about some
of our former residents. Idell Jones
Chapman slipped on ice and broke
in a
she is
recovering nicely and should soon
be home.
Lucy Spineer Vaden fell in her
wash room and did damage to her
knee. She spent time and surgery in
a Paris hospital. She is home and
doing fine.
Leo Cooper was in a car accident
on Saturday. He had quite a bit of
injury to his head. His seat belts
probably saved his life.
Lucille Spencer had her
daughter, Shirley and Floyd
Rogers, Edna Reynolds and Ann
Shaw to eat black-eyed peas on
New Year’s Day. She also had
several on Christmas Day.
Delila Graham spent the holidays
in Dallas with her daughter, May
and family.
Juanita Sloan of Chicago, spent
Sunday and Monday with Francis
and Verda Withrow on her way to
Dallas on business.
Justin Siebert of Richardson and
Bryan Stanley of Carrollton spent a
week during the holidays with their
grandparents. Bill and Fay Stanley
in Birthright.
ETSU lists honor students
East Texas State University
recently released its honor rolls for
the fall 1990 semester.
Students on the President’s
Honor Roil achieved a grade point
average of 4.0 on a minimum of 12
hours. Dean’s List students had to
receive a minimum of 3.25 grade
point average on a minimum of 12
hours.
Area residents named to the
President’s Honor Rail include
Mild J. Koon of Brashear, Dennis
M. Brandt and Anglea K.
Dunavant, both of Como; Jeffrey
Scott Davis, Jay T. Petty, Jimmy T.
Wallace and Jenny A. Weatherly, all
of Cumby; and Laura Rodgers of
Dike; Carla Janean Asbill and Shir-
ley Ann Strange, both of Pickton.
Other area students on the
President’s Honor Roll include
Harvey T. Barlow, Patsy A.
Boshears, Debra K. Green, Karen
Kay McMahan and Lana Kay
Schulz, all of Sulphur Springs; and
Tun Wayne Hooker of Yantis.
Among the local students named
to the Dean’s List are April M.
Burkett, Trade Lynn Dannheim
and Georgia C. Scharlach, all of
Brashear; John Shannon Bowen,
Brenda G. Canaveras, Shawn
Thomas Coyle and Hein Jakob
Kempenaar, all of Como; and Bill
M. Bessonett, Teresa R. Bums,
Paula Jo Eakin, Vicky S. Gilbert,
Kim Hansford, Brandy Michelle
Hunt and Elaine L. Neal, all of
Cumby.
Also, Rachel E. Eubanks, Cheri
Diane Tubb and Carolyn Kay Vfoss,
all of Dike; Teresa Renee Floyd
and Debra Lynn Mays, both of
Pickton; Kathleen M. Fite, Tamera
S. Ives, Cynthia A. Hammond and
Vickie O. Thomas, all of Saltillo;
and Shannon Lynn Brown and Kim
Renee Watkins, both of Yantis.
Sulphur Springs residents named
to the Dean’s List include Chandra
L. Anderson, Samuel J. Baxley,
Kim K. Blount, Teresa Rita Boles,
Dusty Mozel Boshears, Lana
Elaine Caldwell, Heather R. Camp,
Charles Castleberry, Paulan Cowl-
ing, Jennifer B. Crawley, Michael
R. Eddins, Suzanne Edduis, Dianna
M. Florence, Lance Allen Gam mill
and Carol Diane Gee.
Also, Gregory L. Gamblin, Allen
Taylor Garvon, Russell C. Gibbins,
Christy R. Goldsmith, Kristie Y.
Hall, Sheri D. Harrison, Amy
Elizabeth Hudson, Lafreia S.
Hughes, Krisitn M. Irvin, Angela S.
Johnson, J. Kristin Keifer, Trad D.
Lee, Susan D. Lindley, Amy Diane
Lou ton, Laura L. Lundgren and
Marci E. Mabry.
And, Debra J. Martin, Priscilla
Maxfield, Paula Kay Mays, Shawn
Micha McDaniel, Charles Max
Morris, Mike Chance Osborn,
Jimmy Ray Oxford, Tkra L. Petty,
Mary J. Pilcher, Jay Anson Porter-
field, Christina D. Pruitt, Sandra G.
Rainey, Stephen C. Rhoades,
Susannah Rtidzik, Amy Suzanne
Sawyer, Anita Lou Stubbs, Stacy
Lee Thomas, Rochelle A. Tomb,
Pamela Jo Underwood, Tamela
DeLane Vinson, Tun W. White,
Tami L. Wilkins, Gary W. Wil-
liamson, Radona Anne Wright and
Tracy Diane Wyrick.
Chamber
plans banquet
for Jan. 24 •
Ticket reservations are now
being taken for the 65th annual
Hopkins County Chamber of
Commerce Banquet to be held
Thursday, Jan. 24, in the Sulphur
Springs High School gym.
Complete tables, for parties
from 8 to 12 persons, can be
reserved at $15 per person by
calling the chamber at 885-6515.
This year’s membership dinner
has been moved to the gym to ac-
commodate what chamber
officials expect to be a record
crowd, according to a chamber
news release.
Also, using the gym’s space
will provide the room needed for
the individual tables and separate
seating for groups. The enlarged
dinner area will also allow guests
of chamber members to be served
at the table with their host rather
than standing in a serving line,
buffet style.
Sulphur Bluff community news
By MARY VANCE
Oren sod Wanda Singleton were
back in church after an absence of a
couple of Sundays. They were in
Dallas with their children and
grandchildren for Christmas.
On Dec. 29, their daughter nd
son-in-law, Shirley and Bruce
Henry, picked them up for a
surprise trip to Vicksburg and
Nacnez, miss., 10 ceieonue tneir
55th wedding anniversary. They
were seated to bed and breakfast at
the Ancfauca Plantation in Vick-
House in
They also visited with
Wanda’s aster and fanu
md Myrtis rntncf, lor
New Year’s Eve.
They strived home ia I
tend the regular stated meeting of
the Sulphur Bluff chapter of the
Order of the Eastern Star. A good
meeting was held and a number of
guests from other chapters atten-
ded. Refreshments were served af-
ter the meeting. Plans were made
for attending the school of instruc-
tion in Garland on Jan. 19. The
school will be two combined dis-
tricts; the first time this has ever
been done. It should be a very suc-
cessful school.
Eva Dehart spent Friday after-
noon with Mary Vance to make
puppets far table decomfonj for
the OJLS. school The puppets will
be given to kindergarten children
after the school in Garbnd.
Dan Dawson has had n unwel-
come intruder — the flu type, or
viral bug. He spent one day m the
hospital and most of the week in
bed at home. He has been
reprimanded by his neighbors for
not letting them know anything
about his affliction, when he could
have used some help. He is on the
go again. Sunday he was in church
for morning services, and Sunday
night he was back in church for the
delayed Christinas program, which
had been postponed because of bad
t weather.
The weather was bad Sunday
night, but not as bad as before. The
program was altered from the
original plan, as it had beat altered
from a childrens’ program to con- '
gregabonal singing, and the two
pastors, one from each church,
bringing a short message. Santa had
returned to the North Me, so soase
of his elves delivered gifts to the at-
tendants. A lot of excitement
brought a lot of folks together for a
happy time. The members of the
Methodist Church appreciated
having the affair in their church this
year. The event is alternated bet-
ween the Baptist Church and the
Methodist Church.
Pastors were Archie Stone, inter-
im pastor for the Baptist Church,
and Michael Beggs of the
Methodist Church.
Michael visited in Iowa for the
Christmas holidays, and had to
shorten his stay as he became sick
with the flu bug that seems to be on
a rampage ia a lot of places, but he
is pretty well recovered at this time.
Friday night, the 11th, excite-
ment is running rampant as the
school is looking forward to
homecoming, when boys and girls
basketball teams will compete with
Cumby. Crowning of queen and
princess is also on the agenda.
Competitors for junior high prin-
cess are: sixth grade, Daniel
Ireland; seventh grade, Jana Joslin;
and eighth grade, Meghan Deaton.
High school candidates are: ninth
grade. Misty Stone; 10th grade,
Jennifer Carmady; Uth grade,
Metonie Stone; and 12th grade,
Tricia Williams. Crowning of the
winners will be during half-time of
the game.
Cam and Jane Hill were back m
the community the past weekend
for more renovation of their place,
but got little done, as Cam
developed what seemed to be the
bug going vound. He stayed in bed
most of the time. Jane did some
litle jobs that needed doing. Jane
prepared Sunday lunch for her
parents. Cam left bed long enough
to have a little of the lunch with us.
Rex Acker was at his property
over the weekend, but Elaine, his
wife, had things to do at home, so
she was busy there.
Maycel Barnett, whose husband
is the manager of the taulding of
the new Sulphur Bluff School,
stooped by the Vance's last week
on her way to her home in Grossest,
Aik., where her husband will be
following before too long, as his
work is coming to a close soon, and
he will be going to another building
project before too long. Maycel and
Charles, her husband, have made a
wonderful contribution to Sulphur
Bluff, and both will be missed. Best
wishes for the New Year of 1991 to
each of the Barnetts and all
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