The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1964 Page: 23 of 24
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PANOLA WA1X HMA.V t mth*gr lri*s Die IB Ift4 — t
1775*1781 The Campaign
Kina I ((Hr? for Mr*. Alexander
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TV «tnr> Ml* Item life U*n
I* of a SCtfel printed occ»Monall>
to gtvr our irrfrtt apwliilv l hr
yotiagrr iramtimi, pOctevws of
the Amrrtcon Vrttagv — Editor
"tbaaa MO MM MMMN feat try
Moa’h to«n. tit* memm ■
in thi. crisis. •hraSlT-
c^yUtry'
Afl now tM**
swvtc*
that «
Ww few Mtd
•Ad watched thr British scamper
out of Beaton TVn comr thr r*b
•I withdrawal from Brooklyn and
New York Though larking military
know-how, Washington wna learn
tng by his mtstakM.
Aftrr thr rrbrla had lost New
York, they repulaed thr British
at HaarMm Wright* Thr OtwralY
ups and down* would comr fltfOl-
ly from Hub point on
dim A rolonrl’B par would not
buy enough oath for hi* horse
Added to thr list of trouMri waa
thr deorrtion rate — a startling
100 a month And brfore thr win-
ter passed. 1000 men were on thr
rasualty list.
Thr winter passed and Washing-
ton learned that thr French had
lined up wt h thr rebels. He had
waited for this moment for three
General Ufayrtte, the
Funeral services were heM at
; I p m Sunday for Mr* lassie Mar
Shady Grove Cemetery.
Surviving
Mr, B Alexander.
Irby Lee Al
and Fred
two daughters.
Mrs Madia
Washington,
tant Commander m Chief
George
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£
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OUftN'l VIA lilts was the receiving line
gl the tea given in honor of Panola county
Queen Carolvn Smith. In the photo—Mrs.
t^ella Belie LaOrone, show chairman. Queen
Carolyn. Mrs. W. C. Smith, Carolyn’s moth-
__
er; Tommie Joe (Utter, runner-up; Brenda
Nelson, Miss Congeniality; Beverly Berry
More than 200 guests attended the tea
—(Watchman Photo)
Historical Marker to Be
Erected at DeBerry, Soon
The Offieial Texas Historical
Marker commemorating ihe Texas
Civil War period for Deberry In
Panola County has been cdntracM
for eireetlon by the 8t»U> Build
Ing commission This announce
mint was made by the Texas Slate
I Istorical Sur ey Committee which
Is jointly responsible for its ever
lion
The slit,’ marker is made of
cast aluminum »’lth Swedish steel
effect ft*- durability and apoearsn-
re and !« the of four slt*M t reeled
by the J‘-lte Building Commission
with rese.eth and inscriptions pre-
pared by the Texas Slate Hi torl-
cal Sii'vev committee. The Of
ilcial T'V'is Historical MeJallion
pnearv at the top with the m-:-?rtp-
tion below
The marker for DeBerry nieas
ores t« by id lnrhe3 In <is» and
will be entit d in the t-omm imty
of DeBerry n highway SI in ior'.'i
eastern Panoh- County.
The following informtHon ap
pears in i'i« inscription*
and waVthe center for mar ^ th*n • “*««««< MW
* nil deve ooment be- **"*•■ than S00
SwraussS
Of HAM1I0N AUTOMATIC GAS
CLOTHES
DRYER
(TOR NATURAL OR lUTANf OAI)
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PANOLA
BUTANE CO.
in 1890 deBerry waa the aite of
of a sawmill and griat mill. It
was settled mostly by cotton plan-
ters,
kets
gait
tt waa named for Col. Alfred W.
DeBerry <HttfM908), of the 28th
Texas Calvary, dismounted, of the
confederate Amur tn the Imruu
legislature, he helped pass laws
tn glvtr the ( onfederate men. re
venue and supplies, and to sup-
port soldiers’ families and defend
1>xas frontiers.
In 1874 TB he was Secretary of
State under tiov Richard Coke,
who put THtas government into
the hands of the people after nllte
years of Federal rule
The erection of Official Trims
Historical Marker Is pan of thr
Civil War centennial rummers
Don in Texas The markers are de
signed in interpret and comment
orate the role of prominent Texas
Confederates, battles, frontier out-
posts. coastal fortificationi, martu
lacturing plants, and military sup-
the refue-
ler of the
continental Army, sighed as his
pen scratched the words nf the let-
ter to Mrs. Washington. . .
“I assume you IB the moat solemn
manner that ho far from seeking
this appointment, I have used ev-
ery endeavor in my power to a
void it.” The commander wrote
I on. saying that the treat put in
him “Is too great for my capacity”
Destiny had definitely sough
George Washington as If eertait
2E'tm£ '«""•> '• v«t
eta at Ft Washington
The rebels retreated
George Washington
that this giant of fe
mountain of
I
curtain
man hod the
■M to
I defeat
British
ganlaeri mob of
lllll. in the cha
Boston, against the
later refjected on the
there MtfMfiTMflHHHJ
forte hent on Ml offensive against
the rebels had retrealed in the
fate of rebel fife BHUy No ngfaittg
tile offensive. In the process, they
had teamed something about the
cantankerous rebels The British
ply centers
This marking pmgram la part of
a comprehensive five-year plan of
Historical
the Texas State Historical Survey
Committee to record, appreciate,
mark, preserve and survey Texas
history. “RAMPS”. as the plan la
called, seeks to place 5.000 histor-
ical markers over the atato in this
period These markers are to be
sponsored through Joint efforts of
the state, count lea ettles, civic
groups, and individual!.
The Civil War in Texas Is a part
of the v«st program to Mark his-
torical sites in 1>x«s from archeo-
logical finds to modern industry
and statesmen Since the begin
ning of thtf centennial marking
program, SM Official Texas fftfr
torlcai Markers have been submit
ted or erection.
Town af-
ter town went to the enemy. Mor-
ale of the colonial army was terri-
ble Washington*! generals disobey
ey him. and companies of the reb-
el forces were deserting en masse.
Some even announced allegiance
to George lit
But Destiny had picked her
man well. Washington wag suffer-
ing the anguish of external and in-
ternal defeats with an enduring
sense of responsibility. Surround
ed by uncertainty, the Commander
in Chief waa a bastille of inner pa-
tience.
He was “down” hut another “up”
was coming. On Christmas Day.
1TTB, he led his men through a
sleet storm nine miles to Trenton
where the ragamuffin army cap-
tured the Hessians. The Army
c-ossed the Dclrware again and
irmtTion was infill, wamingion ■
victories won him world wide roe
i town peninsula Washington struck
'quickly. Just in time to cut *B
._ to'
British escape route.
ton and
Washington and his patriotic
soldiers displayed the eourage,
strength of character and convic-
tion necessary to win in “ttmea
that try men’s souls”.
it was only a prelude to
Wi
< doing nothing"
Gates’ success at
he defeat of Bur-
more adversity. Washington man
ruvered against General Itowe,
but never engaged him. ft seem-
ed that Washington eras a failure,
because he waa doing -nothing'
during General
and the
IBward the end of 1777, the
British General Sir William Mowe
saw a bad winter coming and set
tied his army in comfortable style
in Philadelphia.
Washington camped his army in
Pennsylvania at a place called Val-
ley Koie. Hia army of 11,008
men had little food and clothlNi.
Shoes were as valuable as preeious
gems The strength of trie men
waned to the point that often there
not enough able bod led sen-
tries to put on guard.
Money was valueless to the sol-
AAJC Meet
Scheduled
For Dalian
The 48th annual convention of
the American Association of Jun
lor Colleges will be held March 1-
8 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in
Dallas. Texas, with some 1.000 Jun
ior college admirttotratom and
teachers expected to attend. They
wilt meet against a dramatic back
wth In the two-
drop of rapid gros
year college field.
While the convi
eon vent ion program
la still being planned, emphasis
will be on social and economic
problems of the nation to which
Junior colleges can respond. Pro
blems of poverty will get special
attention as the delegates discuss
occupational education and train-
ing
Included In the personnel for
the meeting are the following lo
cal people:
Itinerary: Travis Williamson.
Chairman, Panola College; Ben
Jones. Nayarro Junior College;
Marvin Baiter, Panola college; or
val Pirtle. Henderson County Jun-
ior College; Harry Jenkins. Tyler
Junior College.
Alexander 78. ot Desdwood
Alexander died Saturday at Pano
la General Hospital following a
lengthy illness she was a life-tong Grone. Deadwood. and Mr».
restent of Panola County and was Riddle, Mamhall; twaslatm.
• member of the Baptist church t-aGrone Deadwood and MOW
Ministers for the services were Emma Sistmnk Shreveport^lS
Bev. Raymond Alexander. Rev. A. grandchildren, 88 great grandchll-
P Kay, Bex Dee Johnson and Rev dren,
Darrell Whitten Burial was in the child
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and one great great
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ANTIOCH—The Antioch W.M.A.
met Tuaaday night in the home
of Mat. william Barba*. Mrs. Ber-
ber lad the group on discussion to
faith Boll eall waa answered by
eight mambers and two viaHora«
Janice Wilkina and Donnie Arm
The meeting wga dismiss
ad by Ufa. Rose Choato. The Hos.
teas served peaches. Whipped
earn, fruit caka and Cbftatmaa
iokip§
Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Holmes to
Dallas and Mr. Md Mf Wil
Ham Henry Pots to San Augustine
visited Mr. aid Mrs D. H Peas
tort week.
Rev and Mra Free visited fbelr
•rents to Alexandria lift week.
Mrs. Lacy Williamson went
tHMl (lev. and Mrs Craig
to Green Brier. Ark. for
few weeks visit.
Recent guests to Mr. and Mr*.
Choate were Mr and Mra.
Choate, Tim. Rick and NHa
ifn, Li. wnn !wn, wno
sLaIa a. BLa a ,aAiAif !
weir? yme mms
mum Ji no nrnvvuvTV ritfi
fas a few days,
aid Mrs. L V Garland re
forfirfi mcmamj Frirni 9 vitn wftH f
Mr. and Mrs Rudolph Garland
Lah* gg aW r.^ nto^ a'
«FK1 Dir/I III fKnJRfOn Bnfi .wlr. Iml ■
Mra Lamar Garlaad and famify
at Freeport. Mr. Garland did
WtoMBR^fe 8^*a0ud WiHmB mato m W^u^u I
MaTFI” mini mg BTRi gfn 9 1^11 pHnill |
daer On their way borne they
had hmeh with Mr and Mrs
/*|aaArfubA — fk*,
MMVwMw flRTTOW Ffl ITVFri
Mrs Alice Pass celebrated bar |
birthday Friday.
Mr and Mrs Clave Haney via-1
Med their daughter. Mrs Joe Had
Sga |»aJ '
FTTaVV, Ml. agsaxv riinn toYKT |(ITT9
nesdary m Longview
Weekend guests to Mrs Bonn
home wii
Brannon
« few ■
MjgfA.fr.
itccri
dd^AX
Pitta and children were Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Walling and son to
Houston.
Visiting Mrs. L. V. Garland
Sunday ware Mrs Agnes Lovil to
Marshall and Judy, Patsy and
Travis Lovil.
Mrs. Minnla Malnes haa been
Maying with her grandchildren in
DeBerry while their daddy. Bay
man McCracken, was hospitalized
following surgery
Mra. Clave Haney will stay with
her granddaughters in Longview
this weeh while their mother.
Mrs. Joe Hodman,
hospital
is m a Tyler
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Applegate, Clabe. The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1964, newspaper, December 10, 1964; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth900767/m1/23/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.