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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Yea
On The River
With FT
Dear Editor:
Difficult times often bring out the best in those around us. It is in these times we find
friendships strengthened and fond memories develop. As a result, kindnesses are shown we
never expected. This is the experience we have had as the family of Mrs. Angela Heath has been
battling Burkett’s Lymphoma.
On behalf of the Heath family, we would like to express our appreciation of all those who
have rallied and still are rallying around them in prayer and support. Many of the churches
throughout Delta, Hopkins, Hunt and Lamar counties have joined together by lifting them in
prayer. Together, we have united to raise funds to help support them in this time of need. Many
have given or helped with fundraisers. For their efforts and charity, no words can express our
appreciation. Brother Witherspoon and Brother Maynard have offered their support to me as
their pastor as well. No one can overestimate the value of these acts of charity.
Thank you so much for all you have done and continue to do even now.
Sincerely,
Dr. Calvin Turnage and the Calvary Baptist Church
Dear Editor:
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Susan G. Komen, Walk for a Cure.
Most of you know Susan G. Komen and her story. She died of breast cancer; her story will
live on for many years.
There have been millions of dollars donated for breast cancer in her honor.
The ladies must become aware of the importance of MAMMOGRAPHY each year. This is
her Health Case.
On the year 2010, one-half million women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in America,
with research many women will LIVE!
We shall remember Susan G. Komen and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime.
Breast cancer research must continue.
Dorothy Poole
In Years Gone By
From the files of The Cooper Review
Ten Years Ago
Last Friday afternoon,
Enloe State Bank in Enloe
was robbed. The thief
originally got away with a
small amount of cash.
According to reports, a
man entered the bank and
walked to a teller’s window.
He reportedly presented a
piece of paper that instructed
the teller to give him money.
After filling a white sack, the
man left the bank and walked
a short distance to his pickup
that was parked among some
trees. He then got into his
truck and headed south on
FM 198.
An alert onlooker noted
the direction of travel, and
according to Delta County
Sheriff Benny Fisher,
provided an excellent
description of the vehicle and
the driver. The suspect was
reportedly driving a 1999
white Toyota pickup.
Subsequently,
authorities were called and
law enforcement officers
descended on the area.
According to Fisher, help was
received from Deputies Joe
Slaton and Ricky Ash, as well
as authorities form Lamar
County, all of who helped
watch the county roads.
According to Sheriff
Fisher, the suspect went into
the north part of county, near
Mt. Joy and changed clothes,
got back into his vehicle and
was proceeding back south
when he was stopped by
Fisher.
Twenty Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Wright of Cooper announce
the engagement and
approaching marriage of their
daughter Barbara Lynn to
Michael Todd Rushing, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rushing
of Cooper. The wedding
ceremony will be held at the
Church of Christ in Cooper
at 2 o’clock in the afternoon
Saturday, November 17.
New Life Baptist
Church’s youth group, who
was on tour this summer
in Alabama, Mississippi,
Georgia and Florida, will
present the musical /drama
“Count the Cost’’ October
20^, beginning at 6 p.m. at
New Life Baptist Church.
The musical will be followed
by a lip sync contest.
Thirty Years Ago
Numerous tombstones in
the older section of Oaklawn
Cemetery have been felled by
unknown vandals. The latest
destruction of the tones, some
dating back to the 1800’s, was
done last weekend.
Denny Hagan, graduate
of Cooper High School,
is playing football at East
Texas State University in
Commerce.
Forty Years Ago
Ballots for the November
3 election were accepted
by County Clerk Raymond
Hagood and Deputy Clerk
Joyce Cates as the absentee
balloting period opened
October 14.
Please
Remember
Deadline
is 4:00 pm
Monday!
Black walnuts and
cow patties
A few weeks ago Mark Baird
told me of a virgin stand of
timber north of Clarksville
in Red River County. Some
of the trees were over three
feet through the trunk and
very tall. I immediately put
that on my list of places to go
ramblin’. Tuesday, October
12, 2010, Carol and Junior
Larkin, their fifteen month old
great grandson, Hagen Moore,
Jean, Zack, and I drove that
way. In historic Clarksville
we stopped at a hardware
store and visited with Sam
and Paul Allen before
continuing on. Drive north of
Clarksville on Highway 37
for 10.7 miles. West on FM
2118 for 1.6 miles. A gravel
road goes straight west as
2118 turns north. Take the
gravel road and you will see
the Mt. Pleasant Missionary
Baptist Church on the left.
At the church the road turns
south. You will see one or two
side roads but continue south
and in about one mile you
will see the signs announcing
the Martha Lennox Memorial
Nature Trail.
At this Red River nature trail
you can see a sunken road
that was used from 1840 until
1930 as it was a main road to
Albion near the Red River.
The Lennox Family owned
the 366 acres since 1863 and
now it is a part of The Nature
Conservancy. Hagen rode
in his stroller as we walked
the mile and a half nature
trail. About twenty species
of trees have name tags and
some were showing their fall
colors. If you would like to
see huge trees and hike a nice
nature trail, visit this one in
Red River County. For more
information call 903 568
4139 or visit online at nature,
org/texas
C arol and Jean had a hankering
for some black walnuts so we
drove a back road on the way
home. There’s an abundance
of walnut trees in Red River
County but it was a little early
for most of the nuts to be on
the ground. As we drove
along we saw in one spot
hundreds of walnuts in and
beside the road. We got busy
gathering the walnuts and
young Hagen wondered what
we were doing. We kept one
eye on him but that wasn’t
enough. Someone’s cow had
recently been out tromping
around in the walnuts and
left a fresh cow patty. Hagen
promptly spotted it and had
a finger buried to the bottom
before we could stop him.
After gathering several
gallons of the black walnuts
we continued along the
gravel road and saw a car
approaching. We pulled over
so there would be room for
the car to get by. As country
people often do the driver
stopped to say hello. Turned
out to be M.D. Whittle who
lives a few miles away. Take a
Sunday afternoon drive some
nice fall day.
Monday, October 11, we woke
to rain on the windows and
decided it would be a good
day to go to the State Fair.
Probably wouldn’t be a big
crowd and the rain wouldn’t
bother us in the buildings.
What is it about the “best laid
plans of mice and men?” By
the time we got to the parking
lot the Sun was out and it
was one of the largest crowds
I’ve ever seen at the fair.
Took us a while to figure out
many schools were closed for
Columbus Day and parents
were also off from work.
One of my favorite memories
of the fair is stopping near
the Cotton Bowl to see a very
talented elderly man making
wonderful music from a
little flying saucer looking
thing. Holler now and ask
somebody around you what
was the name of that little
musical instrument. In case
you don’t remember, it was
called a humatune. Seemed
like we kids would buy one
each year but never were able
to hum out a tune. I’m sure
we hummed out of tune. The
guy was called the Humatune
Man. This year at the fair was
another one man show that
has performed several years
in the past. Billy Ray’s One
Man Band is a sight to see.
Has a tambourine mounted
on a helmet, harmonica on a
frame near his mouth, a spur
on one leg to play a rub board
and such. His music was great
and many people stared with
open mouths and moved to
the rhythm.
There have been more changes
along the way. Going through
the buildings we noticed beef
jerky is up to forty dollars
a pound. Many of us high
school FFA boys years ago
always made a round through
the automobile building. I
can’t remember if it was to
see the shiny cars or the shiny
models standing by the cars
on rotating platforms. Times
must be hard since there were
no models by rotating cars.
Regarding the trivia questions
last week: The Hole in the
Wall Gang ambushed six
Texas Rangers and thought
they killed them all. One
survived and lived to be the
Lone Ranger. Tonto dug six
graves to fool the gang and
made the Lone Ranger a mask
so he wouldn’t be recognized.
The mask was made from
the Lone Ranger’s brother’s
vest who was one of the five
killed.
Thanks to Barry Burns for
sending information about an
upcoming hog hunting contest
on October 29-31. Saturday
night there will be two live
bands and a chili supper.
Headquarters for the hunt
will be at the IAC Equipment
location at 3215 N. Main in
Paris. 903 401 1930 for more
info.
Thursday night, October
21, the Orionid meteor
shower should be at its best.
Unfortunately, the light from
the almost full Moon will
block out all but the brightest
meteors.
A man called a carpenter and
ordered a wooden box that
measured two inches by two
inches by fifty feet. Wanted
to mail a water hose to his
friend.
I thought I’d heard all the red
neck jokes but ran across some
new ones on the Clarksville
trip. You might be a red neck
if-.....there’s more than five
McDonald’s sacks in the floor
of your car. Mama taught you
how to flip a cigarette. There
is a wasp nest in your living
room. You give your dad a
quart of Pepto-Bismol for his
birthday. There has ever been
crime scene tape on your front
door. You burn your front
yard instead of mow it. Fewer
than half your cars run.
You’ve been kicked out of the
zoo for heckling the monkeys.
The tail light covers on your
car are made of colored tape.
Your car has never had a full
tank of gas. Your mama has
ever been in a cuss fight with
your principal. You’ve ever
bathed in flea and tick soap.
You think a subdivision is a
math problem. Your favorite
tee shirt is offensive in
thirteen states.
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According to the Thursday, October 21,
1965 issue of the Cooper Review:
State Representative Neal Solomon of Mt.
Vernon will explain the proposed amendments
to the Texas Constitution, which are to come
before voters on Tuesday, Nov. 2, when he
appears as guest speaker at the Cooper Lion’s
Club luncheon meeting tomorrow (Friday)
noon at the Delta Country Club.
Jerry Baher of New Orleans, La., Assistant
Chief, U. S. Corps of Engineers, spoke to
members and guest at the Annual Banquet
of Delta County Chamber of Commerce on
Tuesday night at the Delta Country Club.
The speaker was introduced by Supt. Wade T.
Bledsoe.
Mr. Baher spoke on the Cooper Dam and
Reservoir, giving a history of the project since
its beginning, and told of plans for the future.
He said “We are proceeding with the cost
allocation for both Cooper and Texarkana.
Although we have been delayed by Hurricane
Betsy, storage space in the Reservoir should
be settled sometime this year. When we have
obtained signed contracts for storage space,
details and plans will be initiated by the Corps.
This could be possible early next year.
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