Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1979 Page: 1 of 12
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41
Niue-i ifi.u&
P.O.Box 6313
Lincoln,N«b 6350o
A NEW GOVERNOR FOR TEXAS
M
ITIU4I Bill
(Ml HUME ALL T HE
-jph util Melba Mid*
ubu have moved to
■ N. of Emory on
, die place belonged
rami, the Emeu Mid*
and uoce the death
'that, they puichaied
they bad been te-
lls Dallai and weekend-
ba, nox 'bay ate beta to
I will woo open a burt-
TOGOBACK A EEW
sf.as the Middleton,
the place, they putchat*
t George Bee kite 11
la la Vila Katy... they
the place before
Ik earn through and
gbt the Judge Clen*
place...aad it war on
I where George burled
-wtrnxng race hotie
.cadet tree, grow at
el tow place which
■aaa from highway
Ihe 1, burled... and (ha
the ocher place were
hy nil mother with
: her apron, the ca*
.thJll a a
AGAIN IKMEMBERJNU
-*“ed In those yean
. we recall the pecan
vtlng around the
iquara.,. we with
the dubt beta would
ognitlan to the tree
in the way of a mark-
nuu are deilcioui
jy ihare them, juit
a pocketful...
OVERJOYDJ WHEN WE
out In the freah clean
- air and when looking
the wet moon bright
ity with thaw nan of
■tending guard nearby
cloud, doing a whirl-
ed...
TOR ANDY VAN ASPER-
Eas Tawaktai came by
TADIR office Friday,,,
»l«ayi glad for him
Tw by... »»on the paving
' »lll begin, he told
A «ory on thl, will be
*’ chat time,..he alto
Jged u, to meet with
•> then regular city
1I meeting, the lecreid
°* each month...
Carol mu.,gre a
— hailel were among
hiwl am to ice the
acilr®... end while
■ pV. farl w,i aunniug
*ha, vuiau Jane and
^attli, Henderson,
■ c°l'»ado. he attend-
'*»>* and Suaaa Jane
** enough utow to
^•atulations ro
*‘•1 Robin, aecretary
P***. v:, nmn;d
Tbdty...
'•RG FRIDAY
arbala
T r“4*> “Rht. The
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RIBUTIORS
JfiAUun. U Etna.
W!„.
Hrrc:~'
The retuttu on the election
of (he lilt Republican govern r
were never made public. The
election began on Tuesday,
Nov, 30, 1869, There were
many Irregularities reported
but little violence. The certl*
fled vote tecorded was 39,901
far E. J. (Edmund) Darla and
39,092 lor A. J. Hamiltixt,
The 12th Legislature convened
on April 26, 1870 and adopted
a constitution. Gen. U. S.
Grant was President of the U,
S. 1869-1877). Oh Jan. 9,
1979, the 6$th Legislature
canvassed the votes and de-
clared William Perry Clemsnu
Jr. the first Republican Gov-
ernor since 1874. William P.
Hubby, Veteran Democrat
from Houston, took the oath of
office at Lt. Governor. The
first time m the history of
our state that a member of
each parry holds the two high-
est offices.
Inaugural Day dawned murky,
foggy and warmer. The sun
did appear briefly as Clements
Intoned "So help me God. “
The Longhorn Band took their
places In front of the platlotm,
dec,eared In red, white and
blue bunting, choosing to play
"OT San Antono" and "Yellow
Rote of Texas,” to the delight
of some 5,000 people plus.
Ch Monday night several ga-
las were held In an attempt to
fill empty campaign coffers.
Early on Tuesday morning
the Governor-Elect and Mrs.
Clemtsms were honored at a
breakfast hosted by the Dallas
Chamber of Commerce. At
HEAVY RAINS
REPORTED
Heavy rains were report-
ed throughout the Rains
County area during the
Friday and Saturday down
pour*. The Statr Highway
Department reported an
official 5.3 Inches.
Local residents have re-
ported varying degrees
of rainfall from 4 Inches
up to 6.5 Inches.
Even though they could
not all agree on the amount
of tain, there Is a general
agreement that all tanks.
creeks and lakes are "run-
ning over". This for the
fir* time In a number of
months,
Betty Deaton
BENEFIT FOR
STEVIE STEEL!
Thera will be a benefit flab
fry, cake walk ami deuce n
Saturday, Fob. 3rd, lot
Stevie Steele. There will i'e
a benefit chili dinner and
games Sunday, Feb. 4th.
-• -. • —.. r» -<wr «,r.
•vvt«H«| IISSI t bS4 i w*s ob| vv we*
Tawakreil. Iitiwiai00p.ni.
until ?
Please come.
—Repotted
/
l0|(X), aii UiAugufAl Prayei
Service was scheduled at the
First Methodist Church, next
dvx>r to the Capitol. The Rev.
Robert E»till, Episcopalian
Rector from the Clements*
home church, participated as
did other ministers from over
the state, but Ur, W, A, Cris-
well, First Baptist Church,
Dallas, literally stole the
show. He was inspired. Chinn-
ing the story of the hidden
talents and building a theme
around the Puritan Work Ethic
and a man's right to work, lie
was roundly applauded and
amened again and again.
The Texas A&M Ross Volun-
teers (IMs was an ex*Gov«rnor)
in glistening white uniforms
formed an Honor Guard cross*
ing their sabers to make an
archway from the door of the
Capitol to the platform for
the approach of the Governor-
Elect and Lt. Governor.
Someone read a pottion of
the Constitution effectively
over the speaker. Both oaths
were administered by Supreme
Court justice Joe Greenhill.
I he Governor wore a gray suit
Governor & Mrs. Clements
(front), Lt. Gov. A Mrs.
Hobby (sec(Sid) and (hire wo-
man under the arch is Oleu
Culp Hobby, wife of fort ier
Gov. William P. H>>bby >nd
mother of Lt. Gov. Willum
P. Il bby Jr., all under the
sabers of the Sul Rots Univer-
sity's "Ross Volunteers."
••Courtesy of THE DAILY
1 i a AN, U«1. Austin HM t g-
rapher Steve Humphrey
BOBBY GILES IS FmHA
COUNTY SUPERVISOR
with a striped gray-blue tie
and Rita chute a burgundy suit
and a mink coat. Mr>. de-
menti held the 133-year-old
Bible that the Governor placed
hn hand on during the oath.
The Benediction was gi en
by the Rev. Marvin C. Griffin,
Pastor of the Ehenezer Baptiit
Church and President of the
Auitln school Board. He chcee
to do Longfellow's "Sail On,
Oh Ship of State, ball Ch, Oh
Texas, Strong and Great. ”
Auitln Is a great parade town
and the Inaugural Parade en*
triei numbered lome 62. Col-
orful bands and drill tea ire
from over the state walked
the length of Congree Ave.
The handiome smart precision
band from Aggteland is always
a joy. The party emblems
were iucluded—the elephant
decked out in a sequtned
headdress, behaving admirably,
was marching along with a
scrawny, obstreperous little
jackass (Methinki somewhere
there was some conniving).
The linale was eight tons of
Clydesdale horses, real ma-
jestic as they moved up the
avenue.
Ai Si00 the Austin Symphony
presented the first Inaugural
concert in its 67 years, at
the LBJ Library, UT. Akira
Endo Is the director. The offi-
cial parly attended and were
loudly applauded by students
and muaic lovers.
The various halls were well
attended. The largest number
of people attended the $50-
tv-r-rmiplt and the least num-
ber attended the free one.
Does that tell you anytrnug
about the Republican reign?
The 2|30 a. m. breakfast
for the presi was poorly at-
tended. Partially due to a
brief announcement that Gov,
Clements expected his entire
staff to be "on duty" at 8 a. m.
promptly as he planned to
operate the state on a business
tiasu.
It was a memorable day as
well as an historical experi-
ence.
MAUR1NE AMIS
financial assistance fr n
Farmers Home Administer tie.
in Rains County will be re-
ceived from the Van Z.- It
County FmHA office beginning
Jan. 25, 1979.
Farmers Home Administra-
tion is being reorganized lo
enable the RmHA Districts to
coincide with Council of
Governments in Texas. The
counties in the East Texas
Council of Governments area
will compose one FmHA
District,
After the reorganization is
completed, the single-family
loans, such as individual
housing loans and operating
loans, will be handled by the
local FmHA office. The mul-
tiple-family loans, such as
community loans and rural
rental housing loans, will be
processed through the FmHA
District Office in Tyler.
County Supervisor Bobby
Giles stated, "There should be
very few problems during the
transition period. The program
which has been established by
Buel Berry ana his staff Is of
the highest quality. Our office
will strive to continue with
the same standards. "
FmHA personnel will contin-
ue to be at the Rains County
ASCS office each week. The
office day trill be changed
•day.
This change is necessary be-
cause of prior commitments
by rbe Van Zand! County
FmHA personnel each Wed-
nesday.
The Van Zandt FmHA office
is located on Highway 19
across from the First Monday
Grounds in Canton. County
Supervisor Giles and hit staff
are In the Canton office each
Friday. The telephone number
at the Canton FmHA office is
214/567-4166.
Mr. Giles is a native of
Rains County, a 1962 graduate
of Rains High School and of
East Texas State University,
His wife : andra is a teacher
at Canton High School,
Mr, Giles served three years
tn the active U.S, Army and
has served nine yean In the
Army Reserves. His 12 yean
with Farmers Home Adminis-
tration has Included assign-
ments at Paris, San Benito,
Liberty, Seguin, and Canton.
ATTEMPTED MURDER A ROBBERY
By George T. Bee knell
Wednesday night at approxi-
mately lOtOO p. m. as Howard
Phillips was preparing to close
the Mlm-Mart Self-Service
Filling Sutler on Hwy. 69
west, two or more individuals
shot fXiilllps through the glass
window. He was hit once in
the head and once in the side.
No trace of the suspects had
been f und Thursday.
Phillips,who was carried to
Medical CenUr Hospital in
Tyler by Emory Ambulance
with Randy Tray! -r and J. W,
Garrett driving, was in satis-
factory condition Thursday
morning.
SHERIFFS
OFFICE REPORT
By Ffporp- T q-rkn-ll
The sheriffs office rep vied
that no Madt have developed
in the shooting of Howard
Phillips at the Mtnt-Man
Station.
During the week there were
the followings one ordered to
tot! by the district judge; one
driving while iinoxicatcdt
two for public intoxication.
There were none in Rains
County toil Monday.
WILDCAT
EX LETTERMEN
TO MEET
The Wildcat Ex-Letterman's
As; 'elation win meet at 7|oCi
p, m, Friday. Feb. 2, ar rhr
Rami High school gym.
COACH MATS
CASES RESET
8y George T. •eclrelf
Due to the illness of Judge
l.anny Ramsay, all cases tn
Criminal District Court have
been reset for ton. 29th.
THE COMMISSIONERS
By George T. Becknell
JUDGE RAMSAY
TO SPEAK AT
Monday morning the Rains
County Commissioners' Court
approved a labor payment of
a small sum to Willie Hester
on account of dire need tor
early payment.
And the agenda called fur
Allen Stubbs on the leasibiUty
of a road to the Yandell Cem-
etery. Mr. Sweartngin of the
Sabine River Authority said
that this was cn land belong-
ing to them and it was bought
on account of land that was
sold them had to be bought as
a whole parcel and they had
not been able I
the land they needed. He
said this was an abandoned
cemetery and It was not their
duty to turnish a road to it,
that that was the business of
the commissioners.
J. W, Young appeared and
said the present access road to
chase only
the cemetery was on hit land
and anyone wanting access to
die cemetery was welcome
and that he would furnish the
key to gates on his property.
The judge asked what the
problem was'm both sides and
after ascertaining that Mr.
Stubbs had proposed a plat
before the c*iurt sometime ago
for a subdivision that would
be the benefitvary ot ihls road,
called tot Mr. Sweartngin and
the commissioners to inspect
this area at once.
The judge told the c urt tfiat
he wished the commissioners
w-'uld attend the annual
County judges & Commissi Ti-
ers Workshop for there were
important county government
issues ro be discussed. The
meeting is set for Feh. 6th &
7th at College Statius.
EMUHY
HIGHWAY DEPT. ANNOUNCES
RETIREMENT & PROMOTIONS
/
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4* i m
JOHNNY M. KEMP
sV
DALE ABERCROMBIE
PARIS—Dale Abercrombie
has been named Maintenance
Foreman for the Rains County
Maintenance Section of the
State Dept, of Highways and
Public Transportation by R. S,
Thornburrow, District Engi-
neer. Abercrombie wat named
as replacement ro Johnny M.
Kemp who recently rett ed
from the organization after
mure than 28 yeats* service.
Thomburrow alto announced
that Bobby Kile has been pro-
moted to s< tve as Assistant
Maintenance Foreman for the
section to fill the vacancy
left by Abercrombie.
Kemp had served as Foreman
since 1974, and had to take a
disability icnrcmcni due to a
heart condition.
"The department will miss
Johnny Kemp as an employee,
but his dedication and con-
scientious service will be re-
membered," said Thornburtow
. "W- wish him well during his
retirem«nt years and hope
that he and nts family enjoy
kiict*, cuudiiJwd Th ;abur-
row.
Kemp it a nanve of Grayson
County and attended schools
tn Van Alsryne. He farmed
near there before entering tie
service. He served Id the l.S.
Navy and was honorably du-
citaiged su Apt 11 of 1346. lift
farmed near Van Alsryne at ter
being discharged from the
service and then stared to
work fix the department tn
February 1951 tn the Shetman
maintenance section.
The veteran employee wa>
transferred to the Greenville
office as assistant fore.nan in
1968 and wav there for 6 years.
He was named maintenance
foreman fix the Emxy section
in April I 1974.
He married the fotmet Ruth
Holcomb, a native of Collin
County, and they have three
children. Mis. Huey (Judy)
Precise I Dallas, Dan Kemp
■f League City, and Ken
Kemp of Allen. The Kemps
have six grandchildren.
Abercr mbie is a native of
gains County and anended
Emory schools. He farmed tn
tile hams County ate* behxe
entering the U.S. Navy In
1942. He received his honor-
able discharge in Dec, 1945.
He farmed after his dis-
charge from the service and
then started to work fot the
department tn October 1952.
He has w >ntcb ine Sunns *
tin. with she suction tn rm-
„iy, lie wat turned St-ft'sn
Foreman tn May 1973. His
responsibility as supervisor of
the Rains County Maintenance
Section began with Kemp's
retirement effective ton. 31,
1979.
Abercrombie married the
former Ruth Mih or of Ck.illa,
and they hi •« '
children and five grandchild-
ren.
District Judge Lanny Ramsay
will be the special guest of
the e.nory Baptist Church Sun-
day. Jan. 28. 1979. They will
be observing "Baptist Men's
Day," All over the Southern
Baptist Convention, churches
will be observing this special
day to rtcognize the value of
godly laymen who serve tn
out churches.
Judge Ramsay was reared tn
Mi. Vertical and graduated
from high school there. He
received his bachelor degree
and law degree from >MU tn
Dallas. He also attended the
University of Texas. He hat
bean an attorney since 1968.
He served for several years as
assistant district attorney in
Dallas under Henry Wade. He
later was for sometime county
judge of Franklin County,
is ele
county
y. He
was elected In 1376 as dinner
Judge of this area.
He and his wife have two
children—Wbitney is 3 years
and Will is 15 months. He and
his family are members of rhe
First Baptist Chinch of Mi.
Vernon where lie teaches the
Young Adult Sunday School
CUts.
During the observance of
Baptist Men's Day, the men ot
the church will fill the choir
and the music will be under
the direction ol Tom Waters.
Ernest Holman, Superinten-
dent of Ratos Independent
School, will give hts personal
testimony of what Christ
meant to hts life.
Sunday night, several local
men will give their personal
testimonies.
The pastor, Bobby G. Bryan,
Invites everyone tn Kants
County to attend the services
on this SPECIAL MEN'S DAY.
—Reported
WRITE YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE
By George T. Becknell
Representative Smith Gilley
withes that all concerned citi-
zens of Ratnt County would
write him their opinions on
rhe revision of rhe game laws
and hunting restrictions as
pertain ro thia county. Let
him know If you are in favor
of the quail season being from
Dec. 1st to Jan. 31s'. And be
sure to tell him that the sea-
son (Xt javelina, black bear
and turkey be closed Fx tw
yuan. Thu will keep the
high-powered rifles away.
Write to Rcpteseiuativc
Smith Gilley, Box 2910, Aus-
tin, Texas.
GUEST SPEAKER
AT RICHIAND
Ray Hunter, minister for
the Point Church of Christ,
gave au Inspirational talk to
the senior citizens who had
dinner at the Richland Center
Thursday, Jan. IBrh. Those
present expressed their appre-
ciation fas the thoughu and
j ex Mt. Houses'> time and ef-
fort in bringing this address to
them.
—Reported
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1979, newspaper, January 25, 1979; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846233/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rains County Library.