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-The Clarksville Times, Thursday, March 26, 1970, Page 2
Miss Cora Revell February 6,
1916.—
Survivors tftelude five sons,
William Austin, Clarksville;
Billy Jean Austin, Olton, Texas;
James Austin, Hooks; Marshall
and Raymond Austin, Blsbee,
,, ■ , i (tjnnn Mary Morton, Paris; Mrs. Susie Arizona; daughter, Mrs. Ida
Mrs. Luther Stone preJley> Clarksville; brother, Walters, Blsbee, Arizona; a
Clarence Whitley, San Jose,
Calif.; three grandchildren and
four great grandchildren; and
a number of nieces and nephews.
FUER1L SOTIfES
Mrs. Luther Stone of Bagwell,
Texas, died March 18 in Live
Oaks Convalescent Home. Last
rites were conducted Thursday,
March 19, at 2:30 p.m. In the
Bagwell Church of Christ by
Wesley O’Donnell, church of
Christ minister, assisted by
Da/i Deck. Clarksville Funeral
Home directed burial In Detroit
cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Billy
J. V. Johnson
, Funeral services for Joseph
Vallle Johnson, 54, of Baytown
were held at 4:30 p«m. Tues-
day, March 17 at Earthman
Kudy, Bennie Roseberry, jerold -Chapel with the 'Rev. Manuel
Kudy, Jullous Presley, Junior McKnlght officiating. * ~
Honor Roll at
CHS for Third
Nine Weeks
Third nine-week honor roll,
brother, Joe Austin, Wilton, Clarksville High School, 1969-
Ark.; 18 grand children and 70, contained the following
six great grand children. names:
... Seniors
A -- Karen Conway, Lynda
Clark, Sharon Downes, Charles
English, Betsy Garland, Phyllis
Holley, Jackie Hood, Michelle
Landry, Debbie Rogers and
Becky Trlmm.
B~— Shari Barber, Mike
Bettle Blgham,
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JnteresHncreasing in Cycle Racing
(ieor^e H. Rhea
Presley, and James Presley.
Honorary bearers were Russell
Hoblnett, Marvin Whittle, H. C.
Flanagan, Darrell Pearce, Billy
J Townes, Aubrey Raulston,
Larry Napier, Darrell Jones,
Otis’Srygley, and Jack Townes.
The former Lou Elizabeth
Whitley, daughter of John M.
and Janie Weems Wliltley, she
was born July 6, 1894, at Detroit
In Red River County. She was
married to Luther Stone at
Fulbrlgld September 22, 1918.
She was a member of the Bag-
well Church of Christ.
Survlying are her husband,
Luther Stone, Bagwell; one
daughter, Mrs. Doris Eudy,
Celeste; sisters, Mrs. Nellie
Warren, Fresno, Calif.; Mrs.
Edna Brown, Clarksville; Mrs.
LAWN
MOWER
SEASON
LET
BOLIN
HARDWARE
Be Your Headquarters
For
LAWN MOWERS
. AND
GARDEN TILLERS
We have just received
a ne v stock and new
models for your se-
lection.
Grave'
side services were held at 1
p.m. Wednesday, at New Haven
cemetery, north of Clarksville.
A resident of Baytown thirty
years, Johnson died Sunday,
March 15, at home. Be was a
boilermaker with Local No. 74.
Survivors Include his wife,
Mrs. Vetress Johnson of Bay-
town; daughter, Mrs. Betty Gay
of Baytown; brothers, Lovell
Johnson and Jimmy Johnson,
La Pprte; sisters, Mrs, Roy
La Fosse of La Porte; Mrs.
Ed Collins, Dalsetta; Mrs. Bill
Beauchamp, Plaquemlne, La.;
and Mrs. Mary Trahan, Mor-
gans Point.
Services were under the di-
rection of Earthman Funeral
Home. Pallbearers were Tom-
my Johnson, Louis Fontenote
Jr., George Johnson, Thomas
Lee La Fosse, Johnny Ray La
Fosse, and Donald Wayne La
Fosse. Honorary bearers were
Tom ’C0TP7' Attbrey Raulston,
Morris Raulston, Earnest Seay,
Floyd Guthrie and JelTy West-
brook.
George Henry Rhea, retired
farmer ol Annona, died Thurs-
day, March 19, in Red River
County Hospital. Funeral ser-
vices were conducted Saturday, Bennlngfleld,
March 21, at 10:00 a.m. In the Ola Blgham, Belinda Brantley,
First Baptist Church of Annona Randall Chlldres, Holly Cooper,
by;. Rev. Claude Martki, pastor. Kathy Dodson, Virginia Jones,
plarksvllle Funeral Home Mike Latimer, Denise Meals,
directed burial In Boxelder Cattiy Simpson, Patsy Sheppard,
cemetery. Ruth Tucker, James Vaughan,
"Pallbearers were Ebb Peek, Dana Wolf, John Warthan and
Johnny King, Oval Stewart, H. B. Billy Wright.
Lawson, Elzle Smith and Alton Juniors
Peek. a — Kathryn Murray, Billie
Born In Bowie County, Jan- Sargent and Patsy Westfall,
uary 8, 1892, he was a member b — Joey Berry, Peggy Bog-
of the First Baptist Church of gess, Bobby Cornelius, Mike
Annona. Mrs. Rhea preceded
him In death February 14, 1963.
Surviving are sons, 11. G.
Rhea, Nash; Alvls Lee Rhea,
Dallas; daughters, Mrs. S. B.
Alewlne, Wlnnsboro; Mrs.G. Y.
Spradlin, Dallas; Mrs. Ctiester
Mlnter, Huntsville, and Mrs.
Haskell Peek, ML -Pleasant;
sister, Mrs. Fannie Aydelotte,
Avery; brother, Elbert Rhea,
DeKalb; also eight grand chil-
dren and seven great grand
children.
W. R. Powell
Sam II. Austin
William Roy Powell, 75, died
Thursday, March 19, In Valley ,
Baptist Hospital. at.Raymond-
vllle, Texas*. He was a native
of Detroit and a 50-year mem-
ber of the’Masonic Lodge there.
He was also a member of the
Odd Fellows Lodge and ttif‘
Sam Houston Austin, retired
farmer of Clarksville, died In
Live Oaks Convalescent Center
Friday, March 20, 1970. Last _____ _____ ^bii ________ _____
rites were conducted March 22 American Legion Post at Mer- Uavls^Trlna Dawson, a! J. Dill, f^ont'of tier car!
at 2:30 p.m. In Clarksville cedes. Lyn Dobson, Renay Ellis, At 11:35
Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. a retired farmer, he had juanlta Forte, Laura Goodwin, March 20,
moved to South Texas In 1922, ' *
Davidson, Suzy Dick, Darlene
Fowler, Vivian Harvey, Alonzo
Lester, Debbie Love, Lisa
Love, Bruce Ogllvle, Carolyn
Peek, Shirley Peek, Carlene
Roberts, James Sauls, James
Slaton, Tim Somerville, Glenna
Ward, Janice Wooten and Larry
Williams.
Sophomores \
A -- Keith Bollman andMllari
Hughston.
B -- Pam.Boyd, Debbie Brem
Greg Copeland, Charles Davt$,
Jon Lynn Davis, Marcus Ervin,
Keith Green, Steve Harris,
Kathy HoTTey, Bruce Helen,
Elizabeth Klnfc, Toby Mauldin,
Cynthia Moore, Bill Rice,
Dennis Tackett, Teresa Trlmm
and Kathy Westbrook.
Freshmen
A -- Alan Bean, Tommy
Bettes, Kathy Buzbee and Edwin
Madison.
B -- Janet Ballew, Marianne
Bean, Brenda Cheyne, Susan
Put about a thousand angry
bees at the microphone of a
“rock music” amplifier and
you’ll have an Idea of whit”
racing motorcycles sound like
on a “Moto-Cross” racetrack.
Or, If you live In Clarksville
or Red River County, you can
see the real thing about six
miles north of town at the
James Paul Harvey home.
To reach the track turn east
at the Intersection of Farm
Road 2120 and State Highway 37.
The track Is a rugged one-
half mile course of “S”curves,
hairpin turns, deep sand and a
jumping ramp near the finish.
On a recent Sunday afternoon
27 cycles were on hand, although
several — Including this writer
.— couldn’t muster up enough
courage to get In the action.
But racers were plentiful In
spite of the hazards and a large
number of spectators turned
out In spite of the noise.
So far as we know It’s the
only track of Its kind In North
East Texas and Harvey says
improvements will be made if
the sport continues to draw
crowds on sunny spring after-
noons.
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LINED UP FOR THE START — Ten cyclists line up for a fast trip around James P.
Harvey’s dirt race track on a recent Sunday afternoon.
Six Accidents
Investigated by
. Highway Patrol
The weekly report of county
traffic accidents Issued by
Texas Highway Patrolmen Earl
Green and Murl Whitley during
the week ending March 23 In-
cluded:
A one car accident on Tues-
day, March 17, at 6:56 p.m.
on Farm Road 2118. Mrs. Jean
Nailing of Route 4, Clarksville,
struck and killed a cow belong-
ing to Ernest Butler. The
animal ran onto the road In
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W.. H. Brown, pastor of the
Assembly of God Church In
Clarksville. Interment was In
Russell cemetery, Annona,
under the direction of Clarks-
ville Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were O,
L. Stringer, Dock Smith, Ross
Ellers, James Hutchln, BUI
Proctor and Bert Farrier.
Honorary bearers were grand-
sons.
Mr. Austin was born June 11,
1883, in Alabama. He married
It’s Time Again
INCOME TAX TIME AGAIN
GET YOUR RETURNS IN EARLY.
I AM READY TO START
PREPARING THEM FOR YOU.
MY OFFICE IS AT
225 NORTH WALNUT
PHONE 427-3711
TED LAWSON
settling at Mercedes where he
lived until 1961, when he moved
to Port Isabel. We had lived
at Raymondvllle for the last
three years.
■ Survivors Include his wife
Mrs. Marllllle Powell; a son
Ralph Powell, Mercedes;
daughter, Mrs. Bert Brown,
Raymondvllle, and three grand
children.
Also surviving are two bro-
thers, Joe Powell, Mercedes,
and Van Dyke Powell, La Ferla;
and a sister, Mrs. J. A. Castle-
man, Bogata.
Freda Hausler, Bob Hill, Susan
Kimble, Bill Prater, H. E. Rice,
Pam Somerville and Sandra
Rodden.
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• Honor Students
At Junior High
Honor students In Clarks-
ville Junior High School for the
third nine weeks were reported
by Travis Halei principal, as
follows;
- Eighth Grade
unmiDD orcmruT A—Suzanne Shelton •
DIFsINTEWSSEE B-Marlnell Bean, Martha
vllle of the death of Mrs. Peggy
Ivy Farrell. She passed away
March 20 In Memphis, Ten-
nessee.
• She Is the daughter of George
Ivy, formerly of Clarksville,
and the niece of Mrs. John
O’Donnell, Mrs. Lee Clai-
borne and Mrs. Maude Ussery
of Clarksville.
FORMER CITIZEN BURIED
IN FORT WORTH RECENTLY
Eddie Eugene Bartoo, 93, a
former citizen and school
teacher of Red River County,
died recently In Fort Worth,
where he lived, s
He Is survived by sons, Floyd,
Loren and Kenneth Bartoo;
step-son, A. T. Hennery step-
da Hall, Dennis Harris, Bill
Hulen, Pam Llmbock, Melissa
Moody, Clayton Qulnallty,
Rhonda Rhodes, ‘ Glenda Ross,
Tommy Van Deaver, Clare
Vaughan and Norma Watson.
Seventh Grade
A--Janet Bennlngfleld, Pam
Brooks and Krlsan Jennings.
B—Betty Lou Bettes, Rickey
Duren, Paul Glte, Molly Hagler,
Sherrie Langston, Diane Madi-
son, Karen Mauldin, Robert Os-
borne, Ann Prater, Gale Ricks,
Marian Russell, Cindy Sargent,
Barbara_.SieUon, Lanlta Smith,
Jphnny Wells and Bruce Wil-
liams.
Sixth Grade
A--Rickey Brantley, Linda
Cornelius and Terry Dllbeck.
B--Sharon Blgham, Terri
Bolton, Terrle Brown, Lisa
Duren, Samuel Etters, Evert
TO THE VOTERS OF RED RIVER
COUNTY, PRECINCT NO. 4
1 S
Dear Friends;
I will greatly appreciate your support of my candidacy for reelectton as Commis-
sioner of Precinct No. 4, Red River County.
It Is’my earnest opinion that much has been accomplished during recent years In
the complicated field of county government, and I am proud to have been a part of this
progress.
More than half of all county roads In Precinct Nb. 4 have now been Improved to all-
weather status, during my time In office, and Improvements continue. Wooden cul-
verts have been replaced, wherever possible, with permanent concrete and Iron struc-
tures. ’ Additionally, there have been several Farm-to-Market projects completed
In this Precinct and one Is presently scheduled. ■ \
Road equipment has been modernized and several new pieces added.
The county government has also kept pace with our changing times* In my opinion.
Improvements are continually being made on county buildings. The Interior of the
Courthouse Is gradually being up-dated.
daughter, Venna Rutherford;
sister, Mrs. Fannie Gray;half- Gasway, Joseph Glass, Karen
sister, Mrs. Viola Proctor, all Halley, Tony Hausler, Deborah
Kimble, Donna Lewis, Lu Anne
Lewis, Reuben O’Neai, Marsha
Phillips, Janet Price, Debra
Quanlllty, Beth Raulston, Elaine
Tollson, John Trlssell and
James Slsslon.
Office equipment has been replaced to give the public faster and better service,
mlnlstratlve functions have been consolidated and streamlined.
Ad-
And, '-ounty finances are sound. We ,Are on a cash basis and all payments are being
met promptly. This Is, I think, especially significant, when It Is recalled that there
has been no tax rate Increase since I have been In office, other than a bond Issue voted
by the people for the new Hospital building.
While much has been achieved, many things remain to be done. I hope that you will
give me the opportunity to use my experience to continue to serve you In this respofi-
T" 'sroir nmee,
I hope that I am able to visit each of you before election day. If not, may I take this
means to solicit your support? ,
Sincerely,
DARWIN FLOYD, COMMISSIONER
PRECINCT NO. 4
(Paid PoliHcal Advertisement)
p.m. on Friday,
Johnnie Richard
Owen, Route 1, Clarksville, lost
control of his car on rain slick
pavement on State Highway 37
six miles north of Clarksville.
The car left the roadway and
struck a pine tree. Owen re-
ceived minor lacerations and
possible broken leg.
In a related mishap, Mrs.
Gertie Gilbert Jones, Route 4,
Clarksville, had been following
Mr. Owen. She also lost con-
trol of her car which left the
road and stopped In a ditch a
few feet north of the tree struck
by.Mr, Owen’s vehicle. Neither
Mrs. Jones nor her companion,
Mrs. Lula Mae Cobbof Texark-
ana, were Injured.
On Sunday, March 22, Roy
Perry of Route 1, Clarksville,
was driving south on Farm
Road 44, one mile south of
Annona, when struck from
behind by a vehicle driven by
Norman B. McKinney of Route
1, Annoiia. The accident oc-
curred at 3:40 p.m. Roy Ma-
roney, also of Route 1, Annona,
was a'paSsenger In Mr. McKin-
ney’s car. He suffered a deep
laceration on the head.
At 7:05 p.m. Sunday Mrs.
Joyce Lockhart Bell of Route 6,
Clarksville, struck and killed
a deer when It ran Into her
path as she was driving north
on State Highway 37 approxi-
mately 13 miles north of
Clarksville. Mrs. Marjorie
Parish of Clarksville was a
passenger In the car.
On Monday at 4:40 p.m. Amos
McPherson of Rbute 6, Clarks-
ville, and Forrest M. McDonald
of Paris collided as one was
leaving and the other entering
Southwestern Pallet Company.
Neither was Injured.
THEY’RE OFF with Harvey In the lead being challenged by John Compton.
Assigned After
Basic Training
«*pr *ftf
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AIRMAN ANDERSON
San Antonto--Airman John W.
Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred A. Anderson of Route 1,
Bagwell, Texas, has received
his first U. S. Air Force duty ’
assignment after completing
basic training at Lackland ARB,
Texas. The airman hsfs been
assigned to a unit of the Stra-
tegic Air Command at Platts-
burgh AFB, N. Y., for training"
and duty In fuel services. Air-
man Anderson attended Clarks-
ville High School.
UP AND AWAY as G, A. Hines leaves the jumping
ramp near the end of the track.
IT t i i
llBIk
Farm Count at
100-Year Low
Mmager of Clarksville Times,
Please renew my subscrip-
tion to The Times. ------
I have been a subscriber to
The Times for over 30 years
and have enjoyed so much the
columns written about people
and small towns like Annona, .ciyubtng course.
VISITING HERE BEFORE
LEAVING FOR KOREA—
Pfc. Johnny Johnson Is home
on a 30-day leave with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert John-
son of Clarksville. He will
leave April 8 for Seattle, Wash-
ington, and from there will go
ttr Korea for a tour of duty.
Pfc, Johnson completed
training at Fort Carson, Colo-
rado, where he was a student
In a three-weeks mountain
Number of Farms In U. S. is! Avery, Lydia and Boxelder.
expected to total 2,895,000 In
1970 — down 2.6% from year ago
and the lowest In 100 years.
Land In farms will be down
less than 1/2 of 1% from 1969
levels and only 5% below I960.
Average size of farms In 1970
Is estimated to be 387 acres —
a record high, 9 acres above
the 1969 average and 90 acres
over 1960.
Farm numbers are expected
to decrease In all states except
Florida, Utah, Nevada, Alaska
and Hawaii.
What has happened to L. B.
Yancey who use to write An-
nona and Boxelder column? I
used to work with her in a de-
partment store at Annona.
She wrote about people I used
to know. What happened? And
what' happened to hospital news
who entered and departed? Also
why Is 2/3rds of the paper taken
for ads? 1 pay $5.00 for a
paper full of ads and very lit-
tle news.
My opinion Is that Clarksville
Is too big a town not to have
things happen In It that would
be news to the readers.
Thanks for listening.
Mrs. Clauie V. Carlton
FAST-GROWING TREE
Paulownla or princess tree
(named after Anna Paulowna,
princess of Holland) Is the
fastest-growing commercial
wood tree In America. A seed-
ling can grow 20 feet In a season.
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of Fort Worth; also 11 grand
children and 14 great grand
children. (
Funeral services were held
Monday, March 16, at 10 a.m.
at Fostepco Heights Church of CA
Christ, Fort Worth. Interment < A collection of boftles
In Mt. olivet cemetery was cM- i>wlll go on sale at the
ra- J .UBRARY THR|FTSHOp
Kenneth Bartoo Is the son- < i e . i . ,
in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Luther ■<» jOturaay, April 4m.
Proctor of Clarksville.
PAUL W.
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GREEN STAMPS
GIVEN AWAY
At no additional cost.
To every purchaser of
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SIDE WINDER
ROTARY CUTTER
Until Sept. 16, 1970
MIKE RUSSELL
TRUCK & TRACTOR
,
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SUNDAY
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PORK CHOPS
CUTLETS
Fresh Calf
LIYER
Speciality Items Always
Available
FILLETS. SIRLOIN STRIPS.
RIB EYES, CUTLETS
TED’S BAR B-a :
AND BUTCHER SHOP
East Main'Street
Phone 427-3946
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