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Cooper Review - Page 2
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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Remembering the colonel
Every time I pass through the tiny
settlement of Kickapoo in Anderson County,
I am invariably reminded of the colonel—
not the one with the chicken—but a man who
revolutionized law enforcement in Texas.
Colonel Homer Garrison, Jr., had one of
the most recognized law enforcement careers
in the U.S., culminating with his leadership of
the Texas Rangers and the Texas Department
of Public Safety.
Born at Kickapoo, Garrison graduated
from Lufkin High School and went to work
for his father, who was then District Clerk of
Angelina County. He took his first job as a law
officer at nineteen, when he was appointed a
deputy sheriff.
His father admonished him for taking the
job: “Son, you’ll never amount to anything in
that dead-end job.”
But in 1929, Garrison became a state
license and weight inspector for the Texas
Highway Department and joined the Texas
Highway Patrol when it was organized in
1930.
When the Department of Public Safety
was founded in 1935, Garrison became the
first assistant director and was appointed
director in 1938.
During World War II, he was offered an
appointment by General Douglas McArthur
to reorganize the Japanese national police
system, but declined in deference to his Texas
job.
When FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
was stricken with a serious illness, President
Dwight Eisenhower considered Garrison as
his replacement. But Hoover recovered and
Garrison stayed in Texas.
When Garrison died in 1968, the Texas
Rangers and the Department of Public Safety
were entrenched as one of the most efficient
police organizations in America.
During his lifetime, Garrison always
remembered his Lufkin roots and visited there
often. A brother, Pitser H. Garrison, served as
Lufkin’s mayor for eighteen years.
(Bob Bowman of Lufkin is the author of 44
books about East Texas. He can be reached at
bob-bowman, com)
In Years Gone By
From the files of The Cooper Review
Ten Years Ago
In recent weeks, various
boards and councils around
the county have met or will
meet to adopt new budgets for
their coming fiscal year.
In a letter that is being sent
to property owners, tenants
and other parties around the
downtown Cooper Square, a
meeting is proposed for next
Tuesday night, August 29.
The purpose of the meeting,
according to Bill Crow, author
of the letter, is to inform those
who receive the notice that the
meeting will focus on forming
a Downtown Association.
The purpose of the
association, Crow states, will
be to “encourage and assist in
developing a private/public
effort to revitalize the central
business district of Cooper.”
This area is defined as the
downtown square and one
block leading off the square.
In the next few weeks you
can expect to see new signs
welcoming people to Cooper,
informing them we are a
“Keep Texas Beautiful Proud
Community.”
Friday, August 18 was
"Meet the Bulldog Night" at
Cooper High School.
Twenty Years Ago
Mrs. Pat Waters was
honored with a retirement
brunch at the home of Mrs.
Lou Ann Murray August 15.
Hostesses were Lou Ann
Murray, Cindy Slakey, Linda
Waller, Mary Jo Siegler, Judy
Carrington and Judy Bettes.
Approximately 40 guest
attended.
The City of Cooper, in a
3-1 vote Monday evening,
adopted a $1,051,468 budget
The Delta Chamber
of Commerce is accepting
donations to help defray
the costs of the community
display being put together for
the Cooper Lake Celebration
Saturday, September 28.
In approximately six
month the library will be in in
a newer much larger location.
Thirty Years Ago
The Delta County
Commissioners and County
Judge Troy E. Kern will discuss
the county’s proposed 1981
budget Monday, August 25th.
The proposed budget reflects
a salary increase for county
employees; approximately 8%
for deputies and the like and
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Publisher/Editor - Roger Palmer
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MEMBER
2009
TU
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
an increase of $780 per year
for elected officials bringing
their salaries to $8,700.
Forty Years Ago
Beards and long dresses
are the styles now for Delta
County residents as the time
for the Centennial Celebration
has arrived. For the next
eleven days activities and
events will be focused on the
one-hundredth anniversary
of the establishment of Delta
County.
The first bale of
1970 cotton was reported
Wednesday afternoon. Gene
Landers produced the cotton
ginned at the Lake Creek
Farmer’s Cooperative Gin.
Fifty Years Ago
Teachers added to the
Cooper School Faculty this
year include Marion Roy
McClain as music teacher;
Sarah Ann Justiss for the
home economics department.
The board also named Troy
Brewer as principal of Junior
High, which will be housed
in the newly completed
building.
To date, the total rainfall
for Cooper is 28.35 inches,
with the month of June having
8 inches. Thus far in August
2.20 inches has fallen in light
showers. Officials state that
the rainfall is average for this
time of year in Delta County.
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED IN GOLD
For several years Jean and I have carried
some of our grandkids camping just before
they start back to school. Friday, August 20,
grandson Casey Williams brought his friend
Dally Warner to spend the afternoon and night
so we could get an early start to Red River
Saturday morning. As they rambled around
Charleston Friday afternoon they ran in to
another classmate, Tanner Phifer. Since I’m a
“more the merrier” type guy we got Tanner to
call his folks and get permission. Did you ever
try to get three giggling eighth grade boys to
settle down and go to sleep because you are
leaving at 6:00 the next morning on a camping
trip?
The alarm did go off, the boys struggled
awake, and we drove north to Arthur City.
Jack Russell terrier Zack
was as excited as the rest
of us about the river trip.
Jean decided to stay home
because of the heat. After the
customary several stops on
the way we launched my boat
and were putting up tents by
8:30 before the temperature
got too high. The swift river
water seemed much cooler
than possible with all the
one hundred plus days lately.
Could the cool water coming
from deep in Lake Texhoma retain some of
the chill after traveling several hours to Arthur
City? While setting up camp a few feet from
the water’s edge we would occasionally cool
off in the river. Once the three boys loaded in
the boat and I carried them upriver a mile or so
to float back on air tubes. Brother in law Junior
Larkin was upriver fishing near the mouth of
Sanders Creek and brought us several pounds
of catfish for supper. Around noon we were
joined by daughter and son in law, Sheila and
Jason. More tent erecting and swimming.
After a big supper of catfish and French
fries under an almost full moon we sat and
told stories. The boys had plans of roaming
over the huge sandbar until the wee hours but
the nearby yapping of coyotes finally drove
them inside their tent. Somehow I brought my
winter time tent with few screens and spent
one of my hottest nights ever on the river. At
first light Canadian geese flew over and woke
me with their honking. They are very common
along the sandbars upriver from Arthur City.
Needing to get the boys home to rest for the start
of school the next day we began the dreadful
task of breaking camp before the temperature
got too hot. The boys had a great time but did
ask for a hamburger as we came back through
Paris. Hopefully it wifi be a little cooler soon
and also next year for the campout.
The eminently resplendent Tom Coker
from Quitman replied concerning cows and
catfish in last week’s article. Said to him
it looked like the cows would be the ones
needing a fishing license. After they paid the
fee they would receive a permit tag to place
in one ear.
Wildlife is surprisingly active even with
the hot weather. Jean and I have both seen a
roadrunner south of Charleston in the last few
days at a place we’ve not seen them before.
The hot weather has many pools low from
evaporation. Jean saw an otter going across
As for the
heat, a coyote
came through our
woods last week
chasing a rabbit
and they were
both walking.
a pasture Sunday morning. Possibly it was
taking advantage of the shallow pools to
capture fish. Monday morning a fox stood in a
dirt road near our place until I got fairly close.
And while on wildlife, the vote is in on the fire
ant population being way down. Would this
be a good time for some government agency
to step up to the plate and provide us with a
restocking program of bob white quail that
once provided northeast Texans with food and
sport?
From the past: R.P Wilkins, a young man
from the Biardstown Community arrived in
the city last night about 7:00 on the delayed
Frisco train. Boarding a streetcar down to the
square, he stepped off at the northwest corner,
walked into the Tennessee drug store and
approaching A.D. Linton, the proprietor, told
him he would like to leave a sum of money
in his safe until morning. Mr.
Linton agreed to the proposal
and suggested they count it
first. Mr. Linton’s eyes dilated
as the young man carelessly
pulled a sack out of his pocket
and dumped $1800 in twenty
dollar gold pieces on the show
case. Mr. Linton declared he
did not want to risk that much
money in his safe and walked
over to the City National Bank
and deposited it.
Last summer young
Wilkins left for the gold fields in Alaska and
the $1800 represented his clear profit made by
him since last August in the digging at Cape
Nome. He had a partner and the two struck it
rich. Two or three weeks ago they concluded
they had enough to spend a comfortable winter
at home. Dividing the gold dust they struck out
for Seattle and there exchanged the dust for
coin. After paying the expenses of his trip to
Nome to Seattle and from there back to Paris,
the $1800 represented his half of the earnings.
(Paris Advocate - November 28, 1902)
As for the heat, a coyote came through
our woods last week chasing a rabbit and they
were both walking.
August 26 bright Jupiter rises below the
Moon. The early night, tight grouping in the
west of planets Venus, Mars, and Saturn and
star Spica ends during September. Saturn
drops out of sight early in the month. Mars and
Venus wifi still man their stations throughout
the month but wifi set soon after darkness
arrives. Jupiter continues brightly in the east
throughout the month.
Actual court sayings: Number 1. What is
your birthday? August 15. What year? Every
year. Number 2. What was the first thing your
husband said to you when he woke up? Good
morning Kathy. And why did that upset you?
My name is Susan. 3. And where was the
location of the accident? At mile post 496. And
where is that? Between miles posts 495 and
497. 4. Trooper, when you stopped the subject
did you have your red and blue lights flashing?
Yes. And what did the subject say? What disco
place is this? 5. Were you present when your
picture was taken? 6. How many times have
you committed suicide? 7. Was it you or your
younger brother that was killed in the war?
8. So the date of the baby’s conception was
July 15? Yes. And what were you doing at the
time?
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According to the
Thursday, August 26, 1965
issue of the Cooper Review:
Mrs. Thomas Peters and
Mrs. M. W. Cherry, Special
Education teachers in Cooper,
attended a two-day workshop
at East Texas State University,
Commerce on August 17-18.
Jimmy Hiram Ainsworth,
Klondike, is among the
fourteen East Texas State
University seniors who have
the notation “With Superior
Academic Standing” on
degrees conferred on them
at Summer Commencement
Tuesday night, August 24.
Sunday, September
5, residents of Klondike,
former residents and friends
wifi gather on the Methodist
Church lawn in Klondike
for the annual Homecoming,
sponsored by the Klondike
Cemetery Association.
Becky Alley, reigning
1965 Delta County Rodeo
Princess, and Elaine Echols
were the only two Cooper
entrants in the Junior Rodeo
here last week to win top
place in an event.
Hyman Laufer of Kilgore,
governor of District 2X2
Lions Clubs, wifi be guest
speaker when the Cooper
Lions Club meets in luncheon
session tomorrow (Friday)
noon at the Delta Country
Club. Bryan Sparks, a former
governor of the district, is in
charge of the program and
wifi introduce the visiting
speaker.
Sunday, September 5,
is the date set for the annual
homecoming and Memorial
Day service at Ben Franklin,
according to announcement
of Mrs. D. C. Moore.
Last Wednesday night
an operating budget totaling
$361, 124.98 for expense
of the Cooper Independent
School District was formally
adopted at a public hearing
held in the office of School
Superintendent Wade T.
Bledsoe.
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Palmer, Roger. Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 2010, newspaper, August 26, 2010; Cooper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth804971/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Delta County Public Library.