Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 10, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 13, 1991 Page: 1 of 36
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Congress expected to support war option
Frankfurt, Germany on a chartered to move against Iraq any time after Javier Perez de Cuellar on his ar- region following a mutual pullback
Iraqi Airways jet along with more Tuesday’s U.N. withdrawal rival in Baghdad — just three days of forces. He won support for the
than 35 other Western diplomats deadline. Leading lawmakers and before the U.N. deadline for Iraq to idea from the 12-nation European
and private citizens. “I’m glad to administration officials §aid they leave Kuwait or face possible Community in Geneva on Friday,
be going home,” said U.S. Charge expected Bush would win com for- military attack. Baker, in Syria for talks with As-
ti’Affaires Joseph Wilson IV, who tably in the House and narrowly in Perez de Cuellar brought to the sad, welcomed the diplomatic in-
led the group. the Senate. Middle East a proposal under tervention of Soviet President Mik-
Congress was expected to vote Iraqi Foreign Minister Thriq Aziz which a U.N. peacekeeping force hail S. Gorbachev in the gulf stan-
on whether to give Bush authority greeted U.N. Secretary-General would take up positions in the doff.
By DANIEL J.WAKIN
Associated Press Writer
The U.N. secretary-general ar-
rived Saturday in Baghdad to try to
give Saddam Hussein a face-saving
way out of the Persian Gulf crisis,
and Secretary of State James A.
Baker welcomed a new Soviet at-
tempt to avert war.
Syrian President Hafez Assad,
Urging Saddam to put aside years of
enmity, appealed to the Iraqi presi-
dent to make a “brave" decision
and withdraw from Kuwait to spare
the Arabs a destructive war.
The U.S. Embassy’s six remain-
ing diplomats in Baghdad flew to
40th anniversary
Owners of Eddins Western Wear, Evelyn Eddins, and, Frankie Eddins, right, are pictured here with
longtime employee, Bill Deaton, in the store at the Sblfi siaeof the downtown square. Thj owners are
celebrating the 40th anniversary of the business in Sulphur Springs.
—Staff photo by Larry Barr
Eddins family notes 40th year
operating downtown business
By MARY GRANT DAVIS
News-Telegram Staff
In January of 1951 there was a
Sulphur Springs shoe repair shop
for sale on the northeast comer at
the intersection of Main and Davis
streets.
Chester Eddins and his wife,
Evelyn, decided to buy it.
The decision proved to be a good
one, because 40 years later Evelyn
<gid her son, Frankie, are celebrat-
ing four decades the family has
owned and operated a retail busi-
ness in the city.
“Actually, we just liked Sulphur
Springs. He (Chester) grew up in
Miller Grove," she said while dis-
cussing the anniversary of Eddins
Western Wear, now located on the
south side of the downtown square.
The senior Eddins died in 1988
and his wife retired in 1987, turn-
ing over management to the youn-
ger Eddins.
But back in January of 1951, a
sleet storm greeted the young
entrepreneurs as they moved to the
city. ‘I stayed with meads until we
could find a place to live,” she
recalled. Chester had remained in
Dallas, wrapping up a job where he
had been employed as a shoe
repairman.
They had heard about the shop
for sale from a Sulphur Springs
friend, Skiilman Hutchenson. Upon
investigation, they decided to in-
vest their money and the business
was bom.
“We still have all our equip-
ment,” Evelyn noted, although they
retired the shoe repair part of the
business several years ago after
diversifying into western wear.
In 1951, they settled down into
the new store and soon were ex-
panding the shoe repair business
into self-made, hand-tooled belts,
bags and billfolds, eventually
moving to the middle of Main
Street between the square and
Davis Street. “It was a family job,”
she noted.
“By 1954, we had some boots
and hats for sale,” Evelyn said.
Frankie noted, “Daddy bought
six or seven pairs of boots. That
was our first order to Tony Lama.
They rally had three or four ac-
counts in East Texas. At that time,
they were an htrtmadr boots.”
That picture contrasts with the
store’s inventory today where the
shelves are lined with boots and
where plenty of hats are available,
along with a full line of jeans, shirts
and other western clothing.
Throughout the business’ history,
it has maintained a western flavor.
In the beginning “we were the only
western wear store in the area,” she
said.
Evelyn also noted that she and
Chester kept a close watch on the
ledger.
Throughout the years, the couple
worked side-by-side. “We always
had someone to shine shoes and do
dye work,” she said, but added that
for many years the family provided
the main workforce.
Today, they employ three full-
time and two part-time workers.
One employee, Bill Deaton, has
been in back of the counter for 28
years. “He’s never missed a day
because of sickness. He's always
been with us.” die noted.
With Frankie now at the helm, he
expects to continue at the
downtown square location. “For
the future, I plan to stay here ... We
are basically well known here ...
We want to keep the dawatown
alive, so as long as we can draw
people downtown we want to stay
here.” he said.
Miss Sulphur Springs
entries being sought
Plans for the 1990 version of the Miss Sulphur Springs Scholar-
ship Pageant are under way. •
Applications for the Miss Sulphur Springs Pageant can be obtained
from Patricia Chase, board member, or Regina Martin, executive
director of the local pageanL
Young women from 17 to 25 are eligible to participate in the Miss
Sulphur Springs pageant.
The Teen Miss Sulphur Springs pageant is open to young women
from 14 to 16.
Participants in the Teen Miss division will be required to perform a
talent.
The entry fee for the Teen Miss pageant is $50.
The winner will go to the Teen Miss Texas Pageant in Fort Worth.
She will also receive a $100 cash scholarship and the entry fee into
Teen Miss Texas.
Applications for younger divisions of the local pageant are avail-
able at Strawberry Fields, Juvenilia and BilliJo’s Kid Clothes.
The age groups are Tiny Miss, ages 3 to 4; Little Miss, ages 6 to 8;
Young Miss, ages 9 to 11; Junior Miss, ages 12 to 13; Teen Beauty,
ages 14 to 16; and Little Mister, ages 3 to 9.
The registration fee for Tiny Miss through Teen Beauty and Little
Mister is $20 for one child and $ 15 each for two or more children.
This year children in all age divisions can participate in a talent
competition. The winners in each division will perform during the
Miss Sulphur Springs pageant Saturday, Feb. 16.
There will also be an optional photogenic competition. Black and
white or color photographs may be used. There will be an extra entry
fee of $10 for this competition.
The competition for all age groups from Tiny Miss through Teen
Beauty and Little Mister will take place Saturday, Feb. 9, at Sulphur
Springs Middle School.
The deadline for pageant entries is Feb. 4.
Traffic signal planned
at Hwy. 11 and Hwy. 19
Work will begin within a few
days to install traffic signals at the
intersection of Highways 11 and
19, the State Department of High-
ways and Public Transportation an-
nounced Friday.
Sig-Op Systems, Inc., of Ed-
mond, Okla., will install the regular
signal, which will replace the.
present four-way flashing stop sig-
nal at the intesection. The new sig-
nal will be controlled by the
amount of traffic passing over the
pavement, the highway department
stated. That type signal “should al-
low fra more efficient movement of
traffic through the intersection,
while maintaining maximum
safety,” a highway department
hews release stated.
If weather permits, trenching,
underground wiring and pole instal-
lation should begin immediately,
the highway department stated. Al-
though some parts of the system are
not expected to be delivered until
mid-February, wily 14 to 21 work-
ing days will be required to erect
the system. When finally erected,
the signal will be placed on flash
mode for one week before the sys-
tem is activated.
The intersection is presently a
four-way stop, and some traffic
problems are anticipated. Motorists
should be alert to die construction.
Traffic probably will be routed onto
road shoulders or controlled by
flagmmen when vehicle detection
loops are installed in die pavement.
More than 6,000 vehicles pass
through the intersecdon each day,
the highway department stated.
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Officials debate need for probation funds
0
Editor’s note: This is the first of a
two-part series on the pros and cons
of accepting money available from
the state to help finance the proba-
tion program in Hopkins County.
The second part will be in Monday’s
News-lblegram.
ByCARLMILLEGAN
News-Telegram Staff_
Could the 8th Judicial District
have missed out on $114,650 by
not applying for it? District Attor-
ney Frank Long and County Judge
Joe Pogue think so.
For them, the $114,000 in state
funds were passed by when the dis-
trict could have used the money.
» “This is one of only four dis-
tricts throughout the state that is not
a part of this program. Because of
this, we are missing out on some
excellent benifits and services that
the commission would otherwise
provide us,” District Attorney
Frank Long said.
A letter from the Texas Depart-
ment of Criminal Justice, Com-
munity Justice Assistance Division,
dated SepL 17, 1990, requests that
a budget be submitted to apply for
the money; otherwise, the money
would not be delivered.
The budget was not submitted
and the money was not delivered.
District Judge Lanny Ramsay and
Probation Department Director
Made Miller elected not to seek the
funds.
Long and Pbgue said by not ac-
cepting state funds, the district was
not providing everything it could to
the department.
“I believe that there are certain
programs, along with the money,
that we could be receiving had we
gone* ahead and become a part of
the program,” Long said.
“I agree,” Pogue said. “The
money could provide alternatives
for the probationers.” *•
Neither Pogue nor Long argue
that the district is negligent in not
accepting the funds. On the con-
trary, they agree that the district is
not required to be a part of any
state program. What they do argue
is that the district is allowed to ac-
cept the mongy and the money
could have been used.
First, the law states that the cost
of all probation services of a dis-
trict must be paid by the district.
Vernon’s Texas Statutes Annotated
Codes of Criminal Procedure, Ar-
ticle 42.12 section 10(h), reads,
“...the responsible judges are
authorized to accept state-aid,
grants or gifts from political sub-
divisions of the state or as-
sociations and foundations, for the
sole purpose of financing adequate
and effective probationary
programs....”
This means the districts are
responsible to pay for probation
services, but districts may receive
• funds from the state, or state-spon-
sored organizations, and, according
to Long, paying the costs for the
probation program could be offset
by accepting state aid.
“The programs, the schools, the
controls and the money are all
worth a great deal," Long said. “I
believe we would greatly benifit
from getting back into the
program.”
This year’s probationary expen-
ditures are expected to reach
$228,882, which is $41,382 more
than projected 1991 revenue, ac-
cording to the official budget.
And Miller said those figures
may not be entirely reflective of
what is actually spent
"We were about $10,000 away
from breaking even in 1990,” he
said. “And for the first quarter of
1991, we are about $3,000 away
from matching what we earn with
what we spend. So, we’re working
on breaking even, and we would
like » be self-sufficient”
Miller explained that a Special
Please see Funds, Page 8A
City police say 2,245 arrests
cleared 896 offenses in 1990
By BOB MERRIMAN
News-Telegram Staff
Sulphur Springs police arrested
2,245 people in 1990, an increase
of 235 over 1989 arrests. Police
Chief Donnie Lewis said Friday.
“You might say we held our
own, comparing 1990 with 1989,”
Lewis said.
The department cleared 896 of-
fenses through arrests in 1990,
Lewis said, a clearance rate of 51
petceht of all offenses.
“Any time a department gets
around a 50 percent clearance rate,
the investigators and the patrolmen
are doing a very good job,” he said.
In 1989, the department cleared
640 offenses, a 48 percent
clearance rate.
In 1990,1,769 offenses were in-
vestigated, an increase of 424 over
1989 figures — 1,345 offenses.
While offense rates increased,
calls for patrol division service
decreased bv 713. In 1990, there
were 12,370 calls, compared to
13,083 in 1989.
The rate for robberies decreased
more than any other major offense
in 1990. In 1989,13 robberies were
commited in Sulphur Springs. In
1990, that figure fell to four.
Motor vehicle theft fell by eight,
from 65 in 1989 to 57 in 1990.
In other major offenses, the
number of reported cases of rape
increased from six in 1989 to eight
in 1990. Assault other than simple
rose from 70 in 1989 to 83 in 1990.
Reported cases of burglary rose by
21, from 202 in 1989 to 223 in
1990. Theft cases went up from 207
in 1989 to 232 in 1990.
Incidents of motor vehicle
burglary are included in the total
burglary figures, Lewis said, adding
that “in October we had '14
burglary of motor vehicle cases in
one night.” A Dallas man and four
juveniles from Dallas were arrested
on Oct. 26 after reportedly fleeing a
sporting goods store. Police believe
the four were involved in the Oc-
tober burglary spree of businesses
and motor vehicles.
Most major offenses occur
during warm months, police statis-
tics show. Of the four robberies in
1990, three occurred in August
Eleven assaults each were reported
in May, June and August Ten
motor vehicle thefts occurred in
October. However, January 1990
led all other [Months in burglaries,
with 30 reported that month.
In December 1990, 74 people
were arrested, with traffic warrants
(16) and public intoxication (13)
leading the list. Also in December,
132 offenses were reported. In-
cluded in that figure were 32 for
theft 23 for criminal mischief, 17
for assault 17 for burglary and 43
for burglary of a motor vehicle.
Forty-one cases were filed with
the county attorney in December.
Those cases included 15 for subse-
quent offenses for no liability in-
surance, seven for driving while in-
toxicated, six for theft, four for
(hiving while license suspended,
two for unlawfully carrying a
weapon, two for hindering a
secured creditor, two for possession
of stolen property, one for criminal
mischief, one for evading arrest and
one for telephone harassment
December cases filed with the
district attorney included one for
No homicide occurred in Sulphur
Springs in 1990.
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