Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 20, 1973 Page: 3 of 20
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SECOND FRONT PAGE
Student of Month
SELECTED BY THE STUDENT COUNCIL
OF COOPER HIGH SCHOOL
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ISCUSSING COOPER LAKE PROJECT - Col.
Ichard L Hunt, District Engineer, U. S. Army Corps
Engineers, New Orleans; W B. Dodd, Executive
fcsistant. New Orleans; and D. D. Lynch, manager
of the Cooper Real Estate Office (left to right) are
shown in the above photo looking over a map of
the project on South Sulphur River prior to a meet-
ing of regional civic leaders in Cooper last week.
The Cooper High School Stu-
dent Council’s Student of the
Month award for November went
to junior Blake Shaw, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Shaw, Route
One.
A participant in athletic acti-
vities during all three years in
high school, Shaw played on the
football “B” team his freshman
year and lettered in track. In
his sophomore year, he lettered
in football, basketball and track
and went to regional finals with
the mile relay team. This year
he again lettered in football hav-
ing played the positions of full-
back, linebacker and punter on
the Bulldog varsity team.
Shaw joined the Cooper Future
Farmers of America Chapter
in his freshman year.
During his sophomore year,
Shaw was selected Class Favor-
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Student Council.
This year he is a member of
FFA and the Spanish Club.
Shaw is a member oithe First
United Methodist Church.
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December 20 and 21.
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irector
he Board of Directors of
it National Bank in Cooper
heir regular meeting Tues-
Deeember 11, elected Wade
Bledsoe a director of the
ledsoe will fill the vacancy
he board left by the death
brr\ Rarflev
natiu' of Delta County,
l»°e is completing his twen-
teond year as super inten-
l°f Cooper Schools.
DPS Unable To Estimate Traffic Deaths
Colonel Wilson E. Speir, di-
rector of the Texas Department
of Public Safety, has announced
that changing travel patterns
brought on by the national en-
ergy shortage make it imposs-
ible for the DPS to validly es-
timate the number of traffic
deaths which might occur in
Texas over the upcoming hol-
idays.
He said, however, it was hoped
the traffic death count would
fall below the 14.5 daily average
observed during last year’s
Christmas period, and below
the 18.5 daily average recorded
for the last New Year holidays.
Speir said it is impossible to
compare total deaths between
this year and last because the
current holiday periods are both
102 hours as compared to 78
hour periods twelve months be-
fore.
The D1*S director said factors
expected to affect auto travel
include driving curtailments
which might result from lower
speeds, weekend service station
closings, higher gasoline prices
and the possibility of spot fijel
shortages.
Reduced travel might nor-
mally result in some reduction
in traffic deaths. But Speir
warned that if a substantial
number of drivers have reduced
their speeds while a high per-
centage of others are still driv-
ing at high speeds, the number
of deaths could be considerably
higher because of accidents
possibly resulting from more
pronounced speed differences.
He reminded motorists that
Texas law requires drivers go-
ing less than the prevailing
traffic speed to keep right on
multi-lane highways.
Speir urged drivers to avoid
drinking if driving, noting that
alcohol traditionally has been a
major factor in the holiday ac-
cident problem.
And he pointed out that the
apparently growing trend to-
ward motorists carrying spare
containers of gasoline in their
vehicles might boost the toll—
particularly if one of the con-
tainers should catch fire as the
result of leaking fumes or spill-
ed contents.
The Christmas period begins
this year at 6 p.m. Friday,
December 21, and ends at mid-
night Tuesday, December 25.
Now Year will start at 6 p. m.
Friday, December 28, and ter-
minate at midnight Tuesday,
January 1, 1974.
During both periods, Speir
said the DBS would place all
available uniformed personnel
on duty in a concerted effort to
reduce accidents and save lives.
He noted that patrolmen would
be especially watchful for
drinking and reckless drivers.
In addition to its enforce-
ment activities, the DPS will be
Five Arrested
For Marijuana
Possession
About 1 p.m. Sunday Sheriff
Benny Fisher and Deputy Sher-
iff Joe Maynard arrested four
local youths and aGrand Prair-
ie man for possession of mari-
juana. Arrest of the five, two
girls ages 15 and 17; two boys
ages 17 and 19 and the 23 year
old man was made on the square
in Cooper.
At the time of the arrests,
the group was found to have a
small quantity of marijuana
and paraphernalia, and two
marijuana plants growing in
pots.
Deputy Maynard stated that
the Sheriff’s Department re-
ceived a tip Saturday night that
led to the arrests.
The five pleaded guilty to the
offense before Justice of the
Peace Carl E. Adams, and tried
in County Court Monday after-
noon.
The two boys and the man
were fined $200 each and given
six-months probated sentences.
The girls were fined $100 each
and were placed on six-months
probation.
Maynard also stated that this
was the second arrest made
recently on possession of mari-
juana and investigations indi-
cate that more arrests will be
made in the near future.
cooperating with local law en-
forcement agencies and the
news media of Texas in a pro-
gram called “Operation Motor-
cide.” Information on fatal traf-
fic collisions will be tabulated
in Austin and released three
times daily throughout the holi-
days in an effort to focus pub-
lic attention on traffic safety.
Review Staff To Take Vacation
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Cotton Quality Lower At Dallas
Cotton quality averaged slight- Grade 51 and 52 accounted percent of the samples were
ly lower and prices held folly for two-thirds of the cotton in the 80-84,000 PSI range and
steady to a little stronger for classed with 33 percent of the 27 percent below this level,
the week ending December 14, cotton in each grade. Grade 42 Prices held folly steady dur-
according to Roy W. Gilreath, and 61 each accounted for 12 ing the week and were stronger
Officer in Charge of the USDA percent of the samples. Bark late in the week. Selling prices
Classing Office in Dallas.Sam- caused a reduction in grade for were around a cent a pound
pies classed during the week 51 percent of the samples com- higher late in the week, espec-
from Texas counties served by pared to 36 percent the pre- ially for the lower grades,
the Dallas office totaled 10,150, vious week. Prices continued to vary
bringing the season’s total to Staple length averaged a widely, depending on quality
217,155, according to Agricul- little shorter than the previous and size of lot, from the lower
tnral Marketing Service re- week. Staple 30 accounted for 40 to more than 60 cent level
cords. 62 percent of the samples, sta- for mixed lots selling during
For the week, samples from pie 31, 30 percent and staple the week. The largest number
688 bales ginned in DeltaCoun- 32, fair percent. of mixed lots moving on the
ty were classed, bringing the Eighty-eight percent of the Dallas market were in the 50
season’s total to 5,783 from micronaire readings were in to 55 cent range,
the county. the 3.5 - 4.9 range. Eleven
----percent of the samples miked GIN REPORT
above this level and one percent Cooper Co-op Gin....... 2942
below. Stubblefield-Miller Gin ... 1908
The average Pressley strength Enloe Gin...........1492
was 82,000 pounds per square Pecan Gap Gin........1241
inch compared to 83,000 PSI the Lake Creek Gin........1012
previous week. Thirty-three TOTAL....... 8595
Cooper Review publisher, J.T.
Toney, and staff will be on
vacation for one week beginning
December 22, therefore there
will be no December 27 edition
of the Review.
Seven years ago the publisher
initiated the cessation of pub-
lication for one week to allow
for vacations, however this will
be the second vacation since
July 1970. Several weekly news-
papers in the area have adopted
this policy and agree that it is
a very good plan, since exper-
ienced personnel to fill-in dur-
ing vacations is almost imposs-
ible to find.
The Review business office
will also be closed from Decem-
ber 22 through December 27.
Advertisers and commercial
printing customers are asked
to schedule their business
transactions accordingly.
The Cooper High Bulldogettes
breezed to their first tourna-
ment champiaiship of the sea-
son at Princeton last weekend,
defeating Quinlan 49 to 30 for
the trophy .
Sherry Stephens paced the
Bulldogettes throughuit the
tournament, netting 27 points
against Quinlan. Netti Mitchell
added 18 points to Cooper’s
cause against Quinlan.
In their first game of the
tairnament, the Cooper girls
trainced Plano’s “B” team
42-14. Stephens hit for 20points
and Mitchell had 14 points.
In the semi-final game, the
Bulldogettes defeated Prosper
46-36, again led by Sherry
Stephens with 24 and Netti Mit-
chell with 12 points.
The Cooper Bulldogs lost ait
in the second game of the tour-
nament, dropping a 84-67 de-
cision to Community.
Sherry Stephens and guard
Thalia Lancaster were named
to the All-Tournament team.
Cantata Slated
Sunday Evening
At Antioch
“The Holy Birth” a Christmas
cantata by Gordon Yaing will
be presented Sunday evening
at Antioch Baptist Church at
7 p.m.
The cantata will be directed
by Bobby Pieper with Mrs.
Amick Champe accompanying
at the piano. Rev. Champe will
read the scriptural narration.
Featured in a special trio will
be M r. Pieper, Thai ia and Darra
Lancaster.
Preceding the cantata, the
youth of the church will present
a Christmas program.
There will be a period of fel-
lowship following the program,
in the church annex.
Classes At Cooper
Schools Dismiss
For Holidays
Cooper Schools will dismiss
today for the Christmas holi-
days and will not resume class-
room instruction until January
3, 1974.
Members of the school faculty
will however, have a teacher
workday Friday and again on
January 2.
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HAVEN FOR PINK BOLLWORMS AND b0LL ^ Dinrbollwormrand bo!!
eS9A f'°?ded p°Uth TeXaS fJoSn r White ha* rep^rted. Commissioner White urges
ev"s. Agriculture Commissioner John C. White P harVest is completed. The
A little work and preparation
are the main ingredients for
making the fireplace the center
of interest during the Christmas
season and on any cold evening.
By log treating or paper log
making, red, green, blue,
orange or purple flames can
be produced. The flame color
depends on the chemicals used
to treat the material burned
in the fireplace.
Calcium Chloride can be used
to produce orange colored
flames; copper chloride, blue;
potassium chloride, purple;
strontium nitrate, red; lithium
chloride, carmine; and copper
sulfate, emerald green.
Most of the chemicals can be
purchased from chemical sup-
pliers or local drugstores.
Dry pine cones or small
blocks or chips of wood soaked
in these solutions will produce
multi-colored flames when pla-
ced on a hot bed of coals.
Place the cones or chips in the
sack and immerse them in a
solution containing one pound
of chemical dissolved thorough-
ly in one gallon of water. Weight
the bag down so the material
is completely covered by the
solution. Allow the cones or
wood to soak at least 10 minutes.
The drier the material before
soaking, the better the results.
“Logs” can be made of
loosely rolled newspapers tied
with a heavy twine and soaked
in a solution of four pounds of
copper sulfate and three pounds
of rock salt in agallonofwater.
Allow several days for the
logs to dry thoroughly. Once
dry, a paper log will burn a
long time, producing a rainbow
of colors.
FIVE STUDENTS in an evening welding course at Paris Junior College who
have college degrees are, from the left, Bob Graves and James Allcorn of Paris,
Lynn Dotson and Henry Fields of Cooper, and Dr. Wallace E. Kraft of Paris.
The men have either bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degrees, but have re-
turned to college to learn welding.
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