The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 6, 1980 Page: 6 of 6
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Glen Tomer and daughter
Cathey of Mount Vernon were
(inner gneets of Mr. and Mrs.
ItR Bennett Sunday.
Mrs. Betty Woods of
Longview, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Alexander, Mrs. Myrtha Scott
of Dallas and Mrs. Florene
Branom of Saltillo were lun-
cheon guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ree Fuller at Cypress Springs
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Rhoades of Kaufman visited
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hite
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Hite
visited Mr. and Mrs. John
Markovic in Mount Vernon
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Buster Morris
of Greenwood visited Mr. and
Mrs. George Swain Saturday.
Mrs. J.M. Leslie and Mrs.
R.B. Cowan of Odessa are here
visiting Mrs. Leslie’s mother,
Mrs. Lillian Broughton. Mrs.
Broughton has been visiting the
Leslies in Odessa for several
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Clovis Adair
visited Mrs. Ada McGill in
Dallas Sunday.
Mrs. Loy Orren attended
memorial day at Purley
Sunday.
Mrs. Gene Wafford, the
former Billy Whitten, Miss
Dedra Whitten and little miss
Wendy Whitten, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Whitten,
were in a one-car accident last
week that broke Dedra’s collar
bone. Wendy sustained a
broken leg and Mrs. Wafford
sustained multiple bruises.
Dedra was dismissed from the
hospital Sunday. Mrs. Wafford
was dismissed Wednesday and
Wendy was dismissed on
Tuesday. The truck was
totaled.
Mrs. Velera Loving attended
graduation exercises in
Colorado Springs, Colo, at the
Air Force Academy. Her
granddaughter, Miss Phyllis
Loving, was a graduate.
Phyliss’ father, Lt. Col. Ben A.
Loving, had the honor of con-
ferring the second lieutenant’s
commission on his daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cowser of
Winnsboro visited Mr. and Mrs.
Loy Orren Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Briley and
daughters spent Sunday with
Mrs. Ruth Briley.
Mr. and Mrs. Les Harris had
supper with Mr. and Mrs. J.L
Ottinger in Hagansport
Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs.
Harris ad Mrs. Maxell Bus
and daughter Sherry attended
the Ottinger family reunion in
Hagansport Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Waggoner
of Granbury and Mrs. Delbert
Tulley and children of Weaver
visited Mrs. Delia Odom
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Lollie Griffith and Mrs.
Ola Payne of Sulphur Springs
visited Mr. and Mrs. George
Swain Tuesday. L.A. Hughes of
Temple visited the Swains
Tuesday also. George Allen
Swain and daughter Kelly and
Randy Crawford of Jal, N.M.
and Miss Loy Naegles of
Monahans visited a week with
Mr. and Mrs. Swain. They left
Tuesday for their homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Sustain
and children spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Don Ensey in Mesquite, and
with Terry’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Sustain in Pleasant
Grove. Mrs. Sustaire’s brother,
Marty Ensey, came home with
them for a visit.
Mrs. Dollie Pearl Armstrong
spent the weekend at Cedar
Creek Lake with Mr. and Mrs.
Weldon Stevens and her
grandson, Michael Armstrong.
Mrs. Terry Moore of
Sweetwater and Mrs. J.L King
of Albuquerque, N.M., are
visiting Mr. and Mrf Bug King.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stoddard of
Duncanville visited Mrs.
Velmer Flowers and Mrs.
Jewel Penn Monday.
The Whitten and Spence
families will hold their annual
family reunion the third Sun-
day in June, wich will be June
15, at Old Saltillo.
Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Scott of
Marble Falls visited Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Rose from Tuesday
until Thursday.
Ruth and Margie Barnes of
Dallas visited Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Sparks Sunday.
Mrs. Aleane Bryant has
returned to her home in
Atlanta, Ga. after being here
for several months with her
mother, Mrs. Thelma Hatchell.
Among those attending the
funeral of Miss Mae Green
Wednesday were Mmes.
Thelma Hatchell, Maye Smith,
Minnie Wafford, Ethel Fate,
Lorene Bedgood, Lyda Rogers,
Laurene McGill and Ida Adair.
Miss Green died of a heart
attack Monday. Funeral ser-
vices were held at the First
Methodist Church in Winnsboro
Wednesday. Burial was in the
Harmony Cemetery.
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Several residents turned out
Saturday morning to clean up
the Community Center for
homecoming. Homecoming
will be Sunday, June 8, at the
Nelta Cemetery, or if it rains,
in the Community Center.
Weekend guests in the home
of Dale and Cindy Beale were
Karen and Ricky Pennington of
Justin. They brought Dale’s
cousin, Leslie, to spend the
month of June. Nickey Sudduth
has returned to reside in the
home of Cindy and Dale Beale.
The Joe Don Joslin family
has moved to Sulphur Bluff,
where they recently purchased
a house. It is hoped they will be
frequent visitors here.
There will be a bridal shower
in the Community Center June
13 at 8 p.m. honoring Boby Neal
and bride-elect Susan
Laminack. Everyone is invited
to attend.
The Chat-n-Chew went to
Daingerfield State Park for
their Monday get-together.
Attending were Mari Beale,
Robert and Sue Bland, Maxine
Johnson and Clay Bartley,
Jennifer Tanton and Era and
Bert Bartlett, Zelda Ward,
Lucille and Elvis Neal and Kay,
Kevin, Kelly and Kimberlay
Case and Opal Stevens. A
picnic and good time proved
enjoyable.
Visiting with Elvis and
Lucille Neal were Kay Case
and children of Whitesboro.
Era and Bart Bartlett went to
Mesquite to attend Jennifer
Tanton’s recital. Jennifer will
be spending the week with her
parents.
Visitors in the home of Ellery
and Maxine Johnson were Elsie
Malone of Salem, Ore. and Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Glenn of Irving.
Joann and Cheryl Skidmore
and Sue and Robert Bland went
to Dallas for Sunday supper
with Cherry and Robert
Feemster’s.
Dike news
Mr. and Mrs. Aron McKinzie
visited their daughter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Watson of McCamey and at-
tended the graduation of their
granddaughter, Cindy Watson.
Mrs. Myrtle Mills visited
Mrs. Marie Elkins and Miss
Florene Mills of Brinker
Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. David Neal of
Rowlett and Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Neal of Greenville visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.E.
Neal Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Young,
Tracy and Carala of Pine
Forest visited Mrs. Annie
Smith, Katherine Young and
Georgia Davis Sunday.
Mrs. Marie Burkham and
Mrs. Janie Godfrey attended
the flea market in Canton
Saturday.
Judy Hargrave of
Daingerfield is spending this
week with her grandmother,
Mrs. Ruby Hargrave.
There will be a Vacation
Bible School at the East Dike
Baptist Church June 9 through
June 13,9:30 to 11:30 am AD
children of the community are
invited. There wlD be a
program followed with an ice
cream supper Friday night,
June 13.
Hilga Chester met BUlie
Mares of Livermore, Calif, in
Sulphur Springs last Wed-
nesday for lunch and visit
Billie was a fanner resident
and was back in town to attend
graduation rites of her grand-
daughter, Linda Spa taro, from
Sulphur Springs High School.
Later in the afternoon Hilga
visited Nellie Bell in Memorial
Hospital and Aleen Skeen in
Leisure Lodge.
Loreta Stepp went Thursday
to visit her daughter, Pattie
Nell and Joe Gammill of
Daingerfield and Jo Nell Me-
Cane, a granddaughter. Then
on to Longview for three days
with a son, Jerry and Debbie
Stapp and baby daughter. The
other son, Tommy and family,
were away on a trip while she
was there.
The children of the late
Walter and Stella Blount
Randolph gathered at the
Community Center an Sunday,
June 1, for their annual family
reunion. Four of the five st-
riving children were present as
were a host of grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
Several cousins and friends
enjoyed lunch and visited with
them as the day was a very
happy one.
Mrs. John Thomas, a former
resident, spent last week
visiting with Ends Pettit hoe.
Ethan and Geraldine
Schrader of Dallas came
Sunday afternoon to visit their
grandchildren, Chis and
Julianna Hill of Blue Springs,
Mo., in the hone of their other
grandparents, Ralph and Mary
Vance.
Woody Culpepper is on a bus
tour of northeastern states. The
group departed early last
Friday from the Bogata-
Clarskville area.
The first Monday lunch at the
center was very successful,
with mostly local people. The
other visitors were Ellen Ham,
Didr Hare, Hank Smith and
Clyde Mayes, aU of Sulphur
Springs, Chris and Julianna
Hill of Blue Springs, Mo.
Thanks to each and everyone.
Gina Dorner, Shelley
Prichett, Mario Moore,
Reconna Coffman, Tiffany
Harris and Lori Potts, junior
high girls, are attending
basketball camp at Texas
Woman’s University in Denton
this week.
Valeria Moore was admitted
to General Hospital of
Lakewood May 27 for tests and
treatment. Her address is
Room 106, 6003 Victor St.,
Dallas. Hilga Chester, Corlette
Womack and Terri Kuhn were
in Dallas with her Wednesday.
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Tira news
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A business meeting of the
directors of the Cemetery
Perpetual Care will be held at 8
p.m. Tuesday at Tira Church.
Several business matters need
to be discussed. All interested
persons are invited to attend.
Eighty-six relatives and
friends registered while at-
tending the Lawrence family
reunion held at Tira Com-
munity Center Sunday.
Harold and Mary Weir spent
a few days last week with his
parents, BUI and Addie Mae
Weir. He is scheduled to enter
Baylor Hospital Tuesday.
Don and Pam Evans and
Dorothy Coker of Longview,
Betty Lawson of Dallas were
weekend guests of Alma
Lawson. They all attended the
Aiguier Cemetery homecoming
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Loel
Lawson visited Alma in the
afternoon.
Kay Deaton and Don Sim-
mons visited her grandparents,
Leslie and Beulah Wester,
Monday. Ina and Glynn
Withrow were there Saturday
night and attended the Aiguier
Cemetery homecoming Sun-
day. Jerry, Linda, Karyn and
Kelly Lawrence were there
Sunday and attended the
Lawrence reunion.
Mamie Sullivan visited the
Buster Ewings, also Beuton
Gay, in Sulphur Springs
Saturday afternoon. She visited
the John Hailey family, who
moved into the Tira community
recently, Sunday afternoon.
Also she was at the Hiel
residence to visit Ann Roberts,
who is recuperating from eye
surgery at the home of her
daughter.
Those enjoying a fish fry in
the home of Merle and Ruby
Smiddy Saturday night were
Mr. and Mrs. Don Evans,
Dorothy Coker, Alma Lawson,
Mr. and Mrs. Bazel Petty,
Mick, Linda, Tara and James
Petty.
Larry Joe Shrode and wife of
Orange spent the weekend with
Lois and Dennis Callaway.
Oleta and Richard Bearden
spent Die weekend with friends
in Brownwood.
Doug, Glynna and Tony Brice
and a friend spent Saturday'
with Lillian Brice. The Jamie
Brice family were there
Saturday afternoon. They
attended the Lawrence reunion
Sunday.
Ray and Oleta Bunch were
here for the Lawrence reunion
and stopped by the Edd
Sullivans Sunday afternoon to
see their old teachers, Edd and
Mamie. Gay Weir was there
also.
Joan and Sammy Weir Jr.
were in Longview to visit her
daughter over the weekend.
Lois, Harmon and Sammy
Jack Weir were in Dallas
Monday for her physical
checkup and reported much
improvement physicaUy.
Those enjoying a birthday
party in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jerle Smiddy Monday
night, honoring Merle and Jerle
Smiddy, were Merle and Rubby
Smiddy, Gertrude and Sam
Amis, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Wester, Sherry arid Willie
Grimes, Chanse and Tara, Ron,
Rahcelle and Tonya Smiddy,
and the honorees, Jerle and
Jenell Smiddy.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Watson
and granddaughter visited
Mildred Chapman Saturday.
Rosa Lee and Claude Johnson
were there Sunday, also
Claude, Beryl and Lois
Chapman and girls.
Fashion revue
The Hopkins County 4-H
Clubs presented the 1980
Fashion Revue Friday night in
the Wesley United Methodist
Church before a near-capacity
crowd.
Having been judged earlier in
the week, the 32 girls in the
program modeled the clothes
they had made and waited for
the announcement of the
winners.
There were four divisions in
the contest: sub beginners,
under 9 years old; beginners, 9-
10 years old; juniors 11-14 years
old, and senior division 14-19
years old.
SAVING
TIPS
on electric
air conditioning
Mr. and Mrs. Jade Burkham
visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Junior Burkham and boys
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ruth Baker returned to
her home in New Hampshire
Saturday after several weeks
visiting relatives here.
A tournament will be held at
the Dike softball field begin-
ning at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The
concession stand will be open.
Everyone is invited.
The Family Fun Night will be
held at the softball field
Wednesday night. Everyone is
invited to attend and enjoy the
games.
Child support
income climbs
A cash flow of $18,709.66 was
handled by District Clerk Ola
Beckham’s office in May
earmarked for child support.
On court order, her office
collects child support and then
disburses it.
While the number of children
involved was not immediately
available, Mrs. Beckham said
that collections appear to be
Hlmhlng.
Air conditioning provides lots of
comfort during the summer months,
but for many thousands of
homeowners it is also the biggest
factor in the cost of electricity. On the
average, air conditioning accounts for
about half of summertime electric
bills.
Here are ways you can hold down the
cost of air conditioning and still enjoy
its comfort.
Central Systems
1. Set thermostat on 78°, or higher,
during the summer. Turn unit off if
you'll be away from home several
days.
2. Keep equipment at top operating
efficiency. Have it checked
seasonally by qualified
serviceman.
3. Check filter every 30 days. Dirty
filters cause equipment to use
excessive electricity. If filter
is permanent, clean by
manufacturer s directions; if it’s
disposable, it should be replaced
when dirty.
4. Keep furniture, draperies away
from air outlets and returns. Clean
grills often.
5. Close draperies and blinds to keep
out direct sunlight.
6. Keep fireplace damper closed.
7. Proper home insulation keeps the
heat out, cuts energy use.
Insulation questions? Call TP&L.
8. Shade on roof and walls can
reduce energy needed to cool. But
trim trees, shrubs away from
outside compressor unit. Keep it
free of leaves, debris. If air flow is
blocked, unit uses more energy.
9. Weatherstrip doors and windows;
caulk cracks to prevent drafts and
cool air loss
10. Keep windows closed. Open
outside doors as little as possible.
Window Units
Follow above suggestions,
plus these:
11. Buy units with highest “energy
efficiency ratio" (EER). Uses less
electricity to cool. If EER is not on
sales tag, ask for it or figure it
yourself. Divide "wattage" into
"BTU" capacity. Both figures are
on unit.
12. Place unit where it'll get as little
direct sun as possible.
13. Aim air outlets at lower half of
doorway to next room to allow
warm air from that room to enter at
the doortop for recooling, v
recirculation.
14. Never vent air conditioner into
garage. Ventilation is usually too
poor for top performance of your
unit.
Conserve electricity and you help
conserve one or more of the fuels
needed to produce it. Conserve fuels
and you help assure that there will be
enough to meet essential needs for
electricity in the future.
When you pass a TP&L office,
warehouse, generating plant or other
facility, you'll see that we’ve turned off
all non-essential lighting. And, in as
many other ways as possible, TP&L is
reducing its own uses of electricity.
If you would like additional
information on conserving electricity,
call the Customer Service
Representative,^ the TP&L Office.
TEXAS POWER Sc LIGHT COMPANY
A tax-paying, invaator-ownad electric utility
Dewey Estes remains a
patient in St Joseph’s Hospital
in Paris and only shows slight
improvement from heart at-
tacks and strokes.
Floyd and Helen Parish of
Dallas, Robert, Shirley and
Paul Evans of Floyd, Charley,
Sue and Dawn Dickey of Martin
Springs, Freeman and Ruth
Parish were Sunday visitors
with Pauline Evans.
Heather Wood of Mount
Pleasant visited her aunt,
Barbara Cockrum, Kenneth
and Stephanie, for a few days.
Freeman and Ruth Parish
attended the wedding of Susan
Burch of Miller Grove and Mike
Warren at the First United
Methodist Church in Sulphur
Springs Saturday afternoon.
Kenneth and Margie Ruth
Hall, James, Cindy and Sandy
spent Saturday at the lake and
went to nearby Jim Hogg Park
at Quitman for the Sissy Spacek
day. Sissy was recently
featured at the local theatre,
portraying Loretta Lynn in
"Coal Miner's Daughter.”
Kenneth Vaden of Irving
spent Saturday and Saturday
night with his mother,
Elizabeth Vaden.
Wesley Withrow of Garland
spent the weekend with his
brother, Francis Withrow,
Verda and Marsha. Glyn and
Ina Withrow visited with the
Withrows too and with Ina’s
parents, Beulah and Leslie
Wester at Tira.
Marvin and Lathy Weir, Amy
and Adam of Grand Prairie
spent Sunday with his parents,
Iton and ArrfBe Weir, and
attended Sunday aarvicmat tha
North Hopkins Church ef
Christ
WyneDe and Clifford Boh,
Tina and Kevin are vacationing
this week in Arkansas and
Missouri
Jeff and Denise (Jones)
Willis of Garland visited their
grandparents, Jerry and
Jeanette Willis and the
Freeman Parish family. Jeff
and Denise were married May
23 in a home wedding with only
the immediate family and
friends in attendance.
Driven education classes are
being conducted at file North
Hopkins School to Manha
Withrow, Mary Templeton,
Cindy and Sandy Hall, Daren
Harred, Terry Goldsmith, and
Joe Dan Edmunson. The in-
structor is Mrs. Salli Mc-
Clendon.
The FHA girls hosted a wake-
up breakfast Tuesday morning
in the Homemaking room for
the incoming freshmen girls.
The three girts attending were
Tina Hargrave, Welda
Clements and Melanie Murrey.
The FHA girls are sponsoring
a car wash Saturday, June 7, in
the trailer park across High-
way 19 from Jess Orr’s Store.
The hours are from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
J. Kin Orr of Baton Rouge,
La., is spending a few days with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess
Orr and Jesse. A grandson,
Elton Orr of Las Cruces, N.M.
spent a few days last week with
the Orre.
Prize-winner's work
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featured at library
In the sub beginners division,
Jennifer Stewart took the top
honors with Lisa White
finishing second. Jenny
Weatherly was the top point
getter in the beginner division
with Jennifer Holmes second.
In the junior division Donna
Hines finished on top and Marla
Teel captured second. Debra
Neal finished first in the senior
division with Suzette Julian as
alternate.
The winners of each division,
with the exception of the sub
beginners, will advance to the
District 5 Fashion Revue July
24 in Tyler.
Joan Skidmore, wife of
Robert G. Skidmore, will be the
featured artist at the Sulphur
Springs Public Library for the
month of June.
Mrs. Skidmore received a
bachelor’s degree in art from
East Texas State University
and taught art for two years in
the Mesquite Independent
School District. At present she
is teaching private art lessons
to adults and children.
She is also a teacher at the
First United Methodist Kin-
dergarten and is working on a
master’s degree in art with
major emphasis in print-
making.
A member of the South-
western Watercolor Society,
Mrs. Skidmore recently won a
first prize in prints and drawing
and a third prize in watercolor
at the 1980 Paris Art Fair. She is
second vice president of the Art
League of Hopkins County.
Poster contest
winners named
County Extension Agent
Janie Cramp has announced the
wfoMrs in the poster contest
based on the theme “I Love My
Grandparents Because...” The
contest drew 387 entries. The
winners:
Kindergarten — 1. Donny
Clayton, 2. Seandra Haysworth.
First grade — 1. Chad
Jackaoo, 2. Francey Bell.
Second grade — 1. Rhonda
Doss, 2. Marcie Gregg.
Third grade — 1. jAngie
Diamond, 2. Tina Vaughn.
Fourth grade — 1. Kenny
Mitchell, 2. Keith Edwards.
Fifth grade — 1. Russell
Dulude, 2. Amy Wardrup.
Church sets
new single
adult group ;
Dr. Jack Robbins, pastor of
First Baptist Church, an-
nounces the beginning of a new
ministry. It has been named
SAM — short for Single Adult
Ministry.
He said that with as many as
300 already enrolled in the
Sunday School program of the
church, it was felt that there
was a need to begin “this ex-
citing new ministry.” Bible
study is the core of the new
program. Beginning with
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and
continuing through worship
services, the Bible is used to
reveal the eternal principles for
solving contemporary
problems, he said.
The format for singles in-
cludes many opportunities, with
special events planned for the
year, including skiing and
canoeing trips, retreats, sports,
parties and picnics and
fellowship leading to friendship,
he added.
Dr. Robbins said, “Through
many paths we all strive for the
same goal — abundant life.
First Baptist wants to help
singles arrive at that
destination.”
Special recognition will be
given to singles at the church
Sunday, beginning with a coffee
at 9:15 a.m. and topped off with
a luncheon after the worship
hour in the gymnasium.
Official Notice
THAT THE
Annual Stockholders Meeting
OF THE
Farmers Co-Op Gin Association
OF
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS
WILL BE HELD ON
Thursday Night, June 12,1980
7:00 P.M.
AT THE
HOPKINS COUNTY REGIONAL CIVIC CENTER
Ernies Bar-B-Que Will Bg Served At
7:00 P.M. — AAeeting Begins At 8:15 P.M.
Business Meeting
1. Report Of 1979-80 Fiscal Year
2. Election Of Directors
- DOOR PRIZES -
Call Any Of These Numbers For Reservations For You A Your
Family A Tickets Will Be Mailed To You. In Sulphur Springs
Call 885-3143, In Greenville 455-6365.
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