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Thursday, July 1, 2010
Voices
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
I am writing this letter from deep in my heart
to thank Martha Lee of Martha’s Flowers for
taking care of me, my family, and hundreds
of other families for over thirty years in times
when we were sad - when we celebrated or
when we needed a gift or remembrance.
She was “on-duty” for us 24 hours of every
day including weekends and holidays, and
cold Christmas Eves.
So, this is a big thank you from us in Cooper,
in Delta County, in Texas, in the United States,
and even farther away - for being a wonderful
friend and florist to all of us. Your family
deserves many thanks, also.
May your retirement be peaceful and fun and
blessed.
Sincerely,
Fredda Newman Horton
Bob Bowman's East Texas
By Bob Bowman
Here and there in East Texas
Each holiday, a hay bale north of Bethany,
on the Texas-Louisiana line, wishes travelers
its good wishes for the reason. The last time
I was there, the hay bale was celebrating St.
Patrick’s Day. The hay bale, of course, is
decorated by the landowner.
Texas’ oldest remaining gallows, still in place
after nearly 100 years, is in the four-cell jail
of the Sabine County Jail in Hemphill. The
gallows, however, haven’t been used in eighty
years.
The best lookout in East Texas is likely
from Love’s Lookout north of Jacksonville.
Contrary to popular believe, the lookout
wasn’t named for the lovers who often park
there. The hilltop was named for Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Love, who donated the site as a
roadside park in the 1930s.
Coldspring originally stood in a low-lying
area known locally as the “gullies.” When the
county was built there, rainwater kept flowing
down the hill, washing away the buildings’
foundations. The town eventually moved to
the top of the hill, leaving behind a jail and
courthouse. The courthouse burned in the
1920s and it, too, was rebuilt on the hill. The
old jail, now a museum, still stands in the
gullies.
John Winfred Bowen, a farmer in East Texas,
was born in 1885 with the remarkable ability
to store facts and figures with the dexterity
of a computer. “Believe It Or Not” cartoonist
Robert Ripley once called him “the human
computer.” A physician who examined Bowen
said he was born with an extra brain cell which
functioned much like a computer’s circuit
boards.
A few weeks ago, we wrote about German
prisoners-of-war who were used in the timber
industry during World War II. Bonnie Miller
of Huntington called to let us know that POWs
were also used by rice farmers in the China
area near Beaumont.
When the Tyler Theater closed in 1982, the
entire town mourned its passing. During its
heyday, the theater was the showplace of
East Texas. It was opened on August 2, 1940,
with the premiere of “They Drive By Night”
and ended in 1982 with “The Challenge,” a
Japanese martial arts film.
Edna Porter of Diboll would like to know
more about Clay’s Mound, supposedly in
Shelby County. If you know something about
the community, get in touch with me, and I’ll
pass the information along to Edna.
The small town of Pluck in Polk County
advertises a non-existent airport. A local
man said: “Well, we’ve got a big field that’s
perfect for an airport. All we need from the
government are some runways, hangers, pilots
and planes.”
(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
The Town and Country
Garden Club has selected the
home of Stephen and Ginger
Warne of Cooper. The home is
located on Dallas Street across
from First Baptist Church.
Four Cooper Bulldogs
for the 2000 Area Champions
Baseball Team were
named to the Texas High
School Basketball Coaches
Associations All-State Team:
Billy Mayberry, Danny Wall,
Benton Randal, and Drew
Conley.
Twenty Years Ago
The Cooper City Council
approved, in a 3-vote, a raw
water supply contract with
Sulphur Springs Municipal
Water District.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny G.
Watkins of Cooper announced
the engagement of their
daughter, Rachel Lynn, to
Thomas Austin Darden, son
of the late Colonel W. Darden
and Virginia Young Darden of
Cooper.
Thirty years Ago
Pam Sansing of Cooper and
Joey Williams of Bogota
visited with Congressman Sam
B. Hall, Jr. as part of the 16th
annual “Government in Action
Youth Tour of Washington.”
The students were selected
by the Lamar County Electric
Cooperative in Paris for a trip
to the nation’s capital.
Forty Years Ago
Dr. and Mrs. David Coble
and son Jeff, left Monday
morning for Albuquerque,
NM, where he wifi begin a
three-year residency at Verna
County Medical Center. Dr.
and Mrs. Coble have been
here several months and he
has been assisting his father-
in-law, Dr. Olen G. Janes and
the Hanes Clinic Hospital.
Fifty Years Ago
Heavy rains last weekend
ran the total rainfall for the
month of June to 8 inches.
Total rainfall for the year is
now 22.25 inches.
Ed Smith has announced
his recognition on the Cooper
Housing Authority Board of
Directors after serving the
group since it started in 1950.
Joe Kitchens wifi fill the
vacancy.
The tremendous
Manitowoc dragline has
arrived here to be used on
building levees along North
and South Sulphur Rivers.
Possible the largest machine
of its kind ever to appear
in this part of the state, the
dragline required five rail cars
to bring it in.
Two outstanding youths,
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Publisher/Editor - Roger Palmer
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Office Manager/Staff Writer - Kimberly Palmer
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THICKETY CREEK
In late May we went to the Gulf near
High Island and caught quite a few fish. Last
week’s article told about the trip south and the
fishing. After a few days we started home, and
wanting to see different places, took a more
easterly route. Our path through Port Arthur
on Highway 87 showed miles of old buildings
that had seen better days. Nailed to a power
pole was a sign that declared a “gararge sale.”
Probably there’s a more thriving section of
town somewhere. Crossing the Rainbow
Bridge was a sight. At one time it was the
largest bridge of its kind in the nation.
Seems like every county in Texas has a
Brushy Creek, Caney Creek, and Big Creek.
How nice it was to see more colorful names
like Big Cow Creek, Thickety Creek, Screw
Pin Creek, Little Quicksand Creek, and
Bayou Negreet. On up the road we came to
the small town of Salem, founded in 1835 by
Seth Swift from Massachusetts. A one acre
family cemetery contains Swift’s remains in a
pink, marble casket he brought with him from
Massachusetts. I bet that would be something
to see. And how many people would bring
their casket that far?
Near Newton we pulled off 87 to see
the downtown sights. A historical marker
beneath magnolias and water oaks, and beside
an ancient courthouse being renovated, told
of Reverend Henry Stephenson, pioneer
preacher. Born in Virginia in 1772 and died
near Jasper in 1841. Preached at Jonesboro in
1817. You reckon that’s the Jonesboro north
of Clarksville where many folks crossed the
Red River into Texas?
Near the tiny town of Mayflower we
found a marker telling of the Old Beef Road.
By 1840 it was an important route for cattle
drives. Bevfi’s Ferry is nearby and was one of
the few crossings on the Sabine. At Mayflower
the Old Beef Road split into three forks, going
to Natchitoches, Opelousas, and Alexandria.
Pens for the cattle were spaced a one day
journey apart. Cattle traveling this route were
an important source of food for the South
during the Civil War.
Moving on we came to a nice recreational
area at the south end of Toledo Bend Lake.
There is no charge to enter Sam Forse Collins
Recreational Area and no charge for use of
facilities. As I dropped Jean off at a restroom
a very dedicated park ranger pulled over to
check us out. He runs a tight ship. Surprisingly,
no water was coming out at the nearby Toledo
Bend Dam as we curved around to go north
along the east side of the lake. After driving
down in some of the residential loops along the
shoreline we quit sightseeing and got serious
about getting home. Many of the dilapidated
camper trailers are very close together and
a fire in one could quickly spread to many
others. As of this writing in late June we are
ready to fishing again.
Recipe for a fish fry. Launch at Johns
Creek boat ramp on Cooper Lake. Using a
cast net catch shad northeast of the north
end of lane three. Go back to lane one and
travel to the intersection of lane two. Turn
right down lane two and watch for cormorant
nests in large, dead oak trees. Many people
call cormorants “water turkeys.” Some of the
nests are a couple of hundred yards from lane
two. Tie up near the big trees and, using cut
shad, cast under the trees. A Sunday fishing
trip produced several nice catfish.
July 9 find Aldebaran, the eye of Taurus
the Bull, to the right of the crescent moon at
first light. On Earth we have imaginary lines
called latitude and longitude to help locate
places. Similarly the sky has imaginary lines
called declination and right ascension. To
learn more about the night sky you may want
to buy a field guide and learn how to locate
planets and stars.
Bob forgot his anniversary and was in
big trouble. That night his wife told him there
better be something in the drive way the next
day that would go from zero to two hundred
in six seconds. She went out the next morning
and saw a box in the driveway. When she got
it open it was a set of bathroom scales. Bob
hasn’t been seen in three weeks.
I want to apologize beforehand to all
lawyers. A research company checked records
and found that the richest, most well to do
lawyer in the county had not donated to United
Way. When they confronted him wanting an
explanation he asked if their research also
showed that his sister had been in a terrible
car wreck and was on life support? Did their
records show his mama was in a hospital with
round the clock doctors by the bedside? Did
the research show his brother was blind and
had to have round the clock supervision? And
finally, he asked if he didn’t give his kinfolks
any money why should the researchers think
he would give any to the United Way?
For the main character in this one select
a woman with your favorite hair color. (See
how I stayed out of trouble on this one.) A _
_was recently hired as a flight attendant
and when they landed after her first flight, the
captain recommended a nice hotel for her to
stay in. The next day she didn’t show up for
the day’s flight so the captain called her room
at the hotel. She was crying and hysterical,
saying she couldn’t get out of her room. The
captain asked why and she said, “There’s only
three doors in my room. One is the bathroom.
One is the closet. And the other says, ‘ Do
not disturb.’” Notice the new email address:
etra327@li ve. com
That Wonderful Year 1965
According to the Thursday,
July 1, 1965 issue of the
Cooper Review:
The hard-hitting Giants continue to hang
on to first place in the Delta County Kid
Baseball program as the schedule moves into
the second half of play.
Bryan Thomas Preas, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Opal T Preas, Cooper, is among the
Distinguished Students in the College of
Engineering during the spring semester at
Texas A&M University.
Seven members of Cooper Boy Scout
Troop 41 wifi leave Sunday morning for one-
week encampment at Frederick H. Dierks Boy
Scout Camp near Wright City, Oklahoma. The
scouts wifi be accompanied by adult leader,
Jerry Waters, who wifi remain at the camp
throughout the week, and Scoutmaster Dean
Harrison.
A contract for 3.98 miles of construction
on Farm to Market Roads 1528 and 2716 in
Delta County has been awarded to a Commerce
firm. It was announced in Austin this week by
the State Highway Commission.
The Sulphur Springs Production Credit
Association has announced the closing of its
Cooper office but wifi continue to serve Delta
County through the Paris office, which is
located in the First National Bank Annex. Pug
Perry, who has been spending part time in the
Cooper office, wifi be in the Paris office full
time as well as Mrs. Buddy Rutherford.
Negotiations on a tract of land northeast
of Cooper as a possible site for an agricultural
chemical plant were consummated Tuesday
with the signing of property deeds between
H.D. Clark Sr. and Agricultural Division of
Monsanto Chemical Company, St. Louis,
Missouri. The tract of land purchased is
located on Farm-to-Market Road 128, the
Cooper-Enloe highway. The tract containing
four acres, begins at the intersection of FM 128
and Southern Pacific Railroad line, and has a
566-foot frontage along the railroad track.
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