Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 71, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1981 Page: 1 of 30
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GOOD
MORNING!
Polk County
ENTERPRISE
THURSDAY,
Sept. 3/ 1961
The dominant news and advertising source in Polk C ounty, since 1882
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VOLUME 98 NUMBER 71 —— 4 SECTIONS 34 PAGES USPS 437-340 PRICE: 25 CENTS
By heavy rains
Bypass opening delayed
LIVINGSTON - This week’s heavy
rains have delayed the opening of the
new U.S. 59 bypass.
The bypass, which was originally
scheduled to open yesterday, will pro-
bably open some time next week, accor-
ding to Walter Heamesberger of the
Texas Department of Highways and
Public Transportation. Heamesberger
added that, even If the weather stays
clear for the next few days, opening of
the bypass will probably be delayed un-
til after the tabor Day holiday traffic
has cleared.
Although both the north and south-
bound traffic lanes will soon be open,
highway department officials predict
work will continue on the bypaaa for
another month as crews complete tie-in
procedures at the northern end of the
four-lane loop.
Stolen goods recovered
CORRIGAN - Kennedy Williams 21,
of Snowhill has been charged with
burglary of habitation and placed under
$2,000 bond in connection with the
burglary of two homes in his communi-
ty.
The Sadie Hamilton residence was
burglarised sometime between Aug. 23
and Aug. 26, according to Corrigan
Police Chief Forrest Powell. A color
TV, tape deck, wrist watch and trading
stamp books were reported missing.
GISD requests
five-man board
If it could talk.
If this train could talk it might tell of picking up shivering log-
gers long before daylight as they waited In the lonely, eerie
darkness of the forest It might also tell of waiting patiently as
oxen slowly emerged from the thick forest dragging felled
timber behind them. It would probably rejoice at the memory
of the cranes which eventually helped to speed the loading pro-
cess, enabling the engine to begin its joorney from the forest to
the sawmill a little sooner. The train will remain silent, but the
loggers and their descendants have memories stored which
Mg to be shared. We will help share some of those memories in
theapeclal Polk County Folklife Festival edition of the Enter-
prise, which will commemorate the county’s timber Industry.
Artist Gray perfecting technique
If you have a story of the old legging days, or even a recipe for
sawmill gam, please send It to the Polk County Enterprise,
P.O. BoZlm, LivtngStou, Tx. 773*1 or call the editorial
departmSt at 327-42S7. notographs are also being sought and
will be rmtiroed. Be sire all photographs include your name
and mailing address. AO stories and pictures must be received
no later than Sept 25. This special edtttoa will be a record of
the people who helped build. Polk County and we waaLysur ■ five-member board on Jan. 1, but no In ol
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historical park on WastCM' -----" '' “to ---
GOODRICH - The Goodrich school
board has voted to have the district’s
representative on the Polk County Tax
Appraisal Board, E.R. Pixley, request
consideration of a 10-member central
tax board of directors. The action was
taken during a board meeting Saturday
night.
Directors of the tax board have
discussed the possibility of changing to
the tax board should opt for a five-man
board the election of each director
would be dependent on the amount of
taxes collected by the entity he
represents. Such a plan would give the
Livingston Independent School District
and Polk County the majority of the
voting power, probably with each entity
representatives on the
the board, which is overseeing the
county-wide property reappraisal. If
having two
board.
other business the GISD board
Trustee Lonnie Lewis as the
district's representative to the
Monument attracts TV attention
By GREG PEAK
Area news editor
WOODVILLE - With his first
“historical wall” now completed in
Woodvtile, Clyde Gray is concentrating
his historical preservation efforts on a
similar monument in Polk County.
Gray, the owner-operator of Heritage
Village near Woodville, has gained the
backing of both the Polk County
Heritage Society and the Polk County
Historical Commission in his effort to
erect the monument to the county’s
political and social past.
Like the first heritage wall in Wood-
ville, the Polk County monument will be
built on the north side of the county
courthouse. It will list the names of all
county officials elected since the county
was founded in 1846 and contain
photographs of the county judges as
well as old pictures and documents
depicting the development of the coun-
ty.
In addition, a brief history of Polk
County as well as a photograph of the
county courthouse will be included.
“For the first time, the average per-
son will be able to see the entire history
of the county on a wall with everything
laid out before them - naitvs, dates,
everything.__
Reaction
trees are
County? Where are
Haw
there to
they?
There have been numerous cham-
pion trees in the county through the
years, but as new champions are
recognized the old title holders are
ousted off the lists. The most recent
list obtained from the Texas Forest
Service shows four champions in
Polk County - all four of which are
on the Alabama-Coushatta Indian
Reservation. They include a
Mockernut Hickory, a Texas
Honey locust, A Laurel Oak and a
Shumard Oak.
liiWsWm, Txrrni).
Banks to close
LIVINGSTON - Post offices,
baton and all county and city offices
Will be dosed Monday in observance
of tabor Day. Regular hours will be
“We learned a lot of lessons when we
built the first one here in Tyler County
so we plan to do a few things differently
when they build the one in Polk County.
For instance, in Polk County, we’re go-
ing to do the photograph of the cour-
thouse in color. That’s something we
did not do when we built the one in Tyler
County.”
State-wide attention
Gray hopes to eventually erect a
monument of this type in all of Texas’
254 counties. He already has attracted
the attention of the State Historical
Commission as well as the Eyes of
Texas television program.
“The Eyes of Texas is going to docu-
ment the building of this one in Polk
County,” he said. “They’re just waiting
for me to tell them when to come
down.”
Gray said the syndicated television
show, which is produced by KPRC
(Channel 2) in Houston, will film the
research, fund raising and construction
effort in livingston. They also will film
the Tyler County monument in Wood-
ville to show the completed monument.
Fund raising
Under the direction of Gray and the
county heritage society, research for
the project began last month as did a
fund raising effort to finance the con-
struction. A total of 100 sponsors who
will donate $100 are needed to complete
the project.
Gray explained that persons who con-
tribute $100 for the wall will receive
space on the wall in which they can
record a bit of family history. Each $100
donor will receive a one-half-inch by
4“^-inch space on one side of the wall on
which they can have the name of a
family ancestor and the ancestor’s year
of birth, year of death, state of birth and
place of burial.
“In the space, they can also list the
names of the family members who are
contributing the $100. Really, they can
put any historical information they
wish in the space but this is the format
that we are suggesting,” he said.
“There shouldn’t be any trouble in
raising the money once people realize
what the monument will be,” he said.
“We raised the money here in Tyler
County in three weeks and we already
have 20 requests for space for any
future expansion of the wall.”
Charek histories
In addition to families, Gray
churches, cities and businesses
could become contributors and have
their histories listed on the wall.
“Here in Tyler County we have 72
churches and at the last minate, we
thought about asking them if they
wanted to participate and sore enough.
they were willing and even eager to get
on.” v
Gray said he is recommending that
churches Hit the name of their church,
when it whs founded, the name of the
first pastodand the name of the present
pastor plug any other information that
they wish.
“We have to limit the space given to
each contributor but should they desire
more than the one-half-inch by 4%-inch
area, they may purchase two spaces
and have twice as much room.
Texas Association of School Boards,
with Trustee Freddie Wright as alter-
nate. Also approved was the 198641
amended budget, which reflected a
total fund balance of $134,293.
In personnel matters the board ap-
proved the employment of Mary Ann
Hodge, second grade teacher; Vicki
Lowry, migrant teacher; and Trena
Baxley, seventh and eighth grade, high
school world history, art and music
teacher.
Hamilton was not at home when the
Items were taken. The Bobby Foreman
residence, also In SnowhiU, was
burglarised sometime Sunday night,
Aug. 23. A combination stereo tape
player and speakers were reported
missing.
Powell said all the stolen items were
recovered with the arrest of Williams
last Thursday. He cited city policeman
Danny Washington for his initial In-
vestigation efforts on the case, and
praised the combined efforts of the Polk
County Sheriff’s Department and Texas
Ranger Tom Walker. He added the
cooperation of the residents of Snowhill
also helped In the recovery of the stolen.
items.
Final iax vote
set for today
CORRIGAN- a final t
residents' in the
dependent School I
by trustees tonight whin the
board meets to regular session beginn-
ing at 8 p.m.
Other Items on the agenda Include
adoption of the 199941 amended budget,
a report on the opening of school and
financial and tax reports.
The school board meets In the
Corrigan-Camden Intermediate School
Library.
Local MD drive
goal set at $16,000
LIVINGSTON - With the goal set at
$16,000, some 30 volunteers will be man-
ning telephones for 24 hours, beginning
at 6 p.m. Sunday, for the local Jerry
Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon.
IJvingston’s pledge center will be
located at Rex Ulrich Ford. For the
first time since the Polk County MD
drive officially began three years ago,
there will drop center established in
Corrigan, at Bullock Motor Co., for
residents in the northern end of the
county. Jackie Fortune is serving as
assistant coordinator for the Corrigan
site.
Last year’s local campaign resulted
in collections totaling $15,800, well over
the established goal of $10,000, accor-
ding to Polk County MD Coordinator
Greg Martin. He said 83.4 percent of the
money raised goes directly toward pro-
gram services for the victims of the 40
neuro-muscular diseases in the MD
family. Another 13.8 percent of the
funds go toward fund raising and the re-
maining 2.8 percent goes toward
management, according to the local
coordinator.
Persons in Polk County get about
$57,000 a year from the Muscular
Dystrophy Association, according to
Martin. “They’ve spent more money
here than we’ve raised,” he said, ad-
ding that the MDA’s contributions to
Polk Countians have included the pur-
chase of three electric wheelchairs for
neuro-muscular disease victims.
The local MD campaign will run in
conjunction with the nationally-
televised Jerry Lewis Telethon. The
telephone number of the Livingston
pledge center (327-4327) is scheduled to
appear on Houston's KPRC TV every 15
minutes. Corrigan’s drop center
number (398-2571) will be televised on
Channel 9 Lufkin-Nacogdoches. In addi-
tion, Martin Is scheduled to be Inter-
viewed by KPRC during the Houston
station’s coverage to give an update on
the local campaign’s progress.
The drive has gotten a naad start with
School Lions Pride
ipation in the recent
the Livingston HighS
MDU KWni-Thon to Houston, July's
Polk County Peace Officers Association
trailride and barbecue, and a recent
Skate-a-Thon to Corrigan.
Martin said he and Assistant Coor-
dinator Honey Simons are seeking
volunteers to' help members of Beta
door-to-door
Sigma PM go
donations. There are also collection
cans located at various businesses
throughout the area.
“Anybody who wants to come down to
the pledge center is welcome,” Martin
said "We’ll be open the whole time.”
The Livingston High 8chool Choir is
scheduled to perform at the Livingston
center from noon until 1 p.m. Monday.
loftipr
Lions Club will operate a coffee stop
At Corrigan, members <
f the Corrigan
g coffee stop
during the telethon to front of that city's
drop site.
USD bond sale set
LIVINGSTON - Bids on the sale of
$500,000 in bonds are scheduled to be
opened tonight (Thursday) when the
Livingston Independent School District
Board of Trustees meet to regular ses-
sion.
Approximately $380,000 of the bond
monies have been allotted for the new
parking lot at Livingston High School.
The remaining funds will go toward
other projects currently being con-
sidered by the district. Amoy the pro-
jects being considered are expansion of
the junior high cafeteria, refurbishing
of the junior high boys’ gymnasium, the
addition of storage bins and lockers at
the junior high and renovation of the
junior high auditorium.
Other items on the agenda for
tonight’s meeting include action on a *
plan for striping the Mgh school park-
ing lot, consideration of approval of an
unemployment compensation contract
with the Texas Association of School
Boards, action on a student activity ac-
Trustees are also Mated to approve
Adult Basic Education and Angelina
College extension programs.
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