Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 18, 1976 Page: 1 of 8
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l,I DISTRICT CAC.ERS: Guard Jana Woodall,
forwards Do De Carrington and JoAnn Brackeen,
(ft to right, were selected to the 16-A All District
(iris Basketball team last week by coaches of the
inference. Lisa Rainey, right, received honorable
lent ion.
Lions Elect
New Officers
Members of the Cooper Lions
Club at the noon luncheon
meeting Friday elected officers
for the ensuing year, the group
to be installed in June.
Slate of officers as presented
by the nominating committee
including Carl L. McDonald as
president; Frank Miller, first
vice-president; Fred Wilkerson,
second vice-president; Noel
Bailey, third vice-president; and
Tim Gregory, secretary-treas-
urer.
Also, Carl Adams as Lion
tamer; Dr. Kent Ziegenbein,
tail twister; Curtis Hicks, song
leader; Curtis Pardue, program
chairman; G.D. Albright. Gary
McClanahan. Marion Miller and
Ted Alley, directors; Jill Burrow
as pianist; Richard Tatum and
Charles Taylor, Grievence Com-
mittee; J.D. Hendricks and
Buddy Hendrix, Crippled Child-
ren Committee.
It was recommended to the
directors to continue employing
Mrs. BerniceSparks as execu-
tive secretary.
John B. Silman, Cooper
Junior High teacher, was fea-
tured speaker for the day,
giving a talk on conservation
and environmental problems.
City Searching For Water Supply Saturday
Is Pancake
Day Here
The Cooper City Council in
regular session Thursday night
authorized city engineer Bob
Haytcr to pursue two possible
water supply sources, and in
executive session discussed the
need of law enforcement within
the city limits, more particularly
in the downtown area.
Hayter was instructed to talk
with officials of Lamar County
Water Supply Corporation and
the City of Commerce regarding
the possibility of the City of
Cooper purchasing a future
water supply, .“finding out
whether or not they will and/or
can supply Cooper with the
amounts needed and costs,”
said Mayor Odis Watkins.
Commerce is presently con-
structing a new water system
including a new treatment
plant, and purchases water from
Lake Tawakoni. The Lamar
County Water Corporation re-
contact Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company regarding the
possibility of the City purchas-
ing right-of-way easements
along the abandoned railroad
property to Paris in the event
Of the two other items on the
regular session agenda, no
action was taken on the question
of repairs to the old water tower,
and the matter of alleged
damage to a tree on the H.S.
Rainey property was turned
the Lamar County proposal
ceives water from the City of comes through, as a bed for a over ‘the‘ Qty Attorney for
Paris. Should one of the sources pipeline. negotiation.
The Council agreed to
continue assessing local resi- ,n executive session, Mayor
be feasible, pipes will have to be
put down....“and going to
Commerce would mean less dential and commercial wat^r Watkjns and the Councilmen
pipe," stated Watkins.
Mayor Watkins further stated
that another proposal, that of from
drilling wells within the county,
had been shelved due to
forseeable problems with
pumps and water quality.
users with the $2.00 surcharge, djscussed the hiring of a City
this income being used to defray Marshall in an effort to curtail
expenses of pumping water beer drinking, speeding and
Ward Hole in South Qtber traffic violations on the
Sulphur River. Pumping from
the river has commenced again, Cooper square, defacement of
according to Watkins, although public property, vandalism and
the rains last week did put water burglaries which have become a
Hayter was also instructed to in the city lakes.
regular occurance lately.
SWN Co. Drops Local Plant Plans
Rumors, persistant again the
middle of last week that
SouthWest Nuclear Company
was resuming plans to develop a
chemical waste disposal site in
Delta County, were squashed
Thursday morning by Fred
Bcierle, president of the
company.
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the Cooper High School
pidogettes, who advanced to
Regional playoofs, placed
■ec players on the 16-A
■District team - forwards
Inn Brackeen and De De
krington. and guard Jana
bod all. Lisa Rainey, guard,
eived honorable mention.
Braclucn compiled a 32.73
ms per game average during
thirty games the Bulldog-
played this season. Her
game was 45 points in a
(trict match with Fannindel.
attempted 409 free throws
made 338 for an 82.64
poem average, and her best
: throw effort came in a game
||h Fannindel in which she hit
of 24 Along with her
pressivc scoring record, she
I offensive rebounds and
I steals.
’arrington finished the sea*
with an 18.93 points per
ne average. Her best games
■re against two district teams
|which she scored 34 points,
pm the free throw line,
F'ngton hit 72 of 123 for
153 percent. In district action,
|mngton increased her points
tgame average to 20.36. She
Jpaged to get 151 offensive re-
funds and 61 steals for tops on
team.
D^oodall, standing five feet,
pc inches, accomplished the
possible many times during
season by rebounding
Plnst taller opponents. She
13 defensive rebounds to
credit along with 25 steals.
>s one of the two senior
Pmhers of the team, and her
pensive efforts helped the
position, Rainey had an out-
standing season as she pulled
down 128 rebounds along with
38 steals.
The Bulldogettes finished the
year with a 20-7 season record
including 10-1 in district. This
season saw the Bulldogettes
score 64.5 points per game to
their opponents’ 46 points,
however, district competition
produced ever better statistics
with Cooper scoring 71 points
per game to their opponents' 44.
Girls All-District Team
Along with Brackeen, Car-
rington and Woodall on tne
All-District team were forwards:
Jackie Askew, Fannindel; Trina
Youree, Bells; Terri Holt,
Whitewright; Gail Fuller and
Lasandra Fuller, Wolfe City;
Guards, Jackie Smith and
Donna Combs, Fannindel; Pam
Herron and Faye Davis, Wolfe
City; Bonnie Price, Bells; and
Beverly Blanton, Whitewright.
Boys All-District Team
Leslie Johnson, six foot
senior, was the only Cooper
Bulldog to be named to the 16-A
All-District Team, although
Tony Bettes and John Wigley,
both seniors, received honor-
able mention.
Named to the All-District
Team along with Johnson were
Jim Bates and Bryan Clark of
Honey Grove; Willie Ballard,
Steve Hodge and Perry Miesen
bach of Whitewright; Larry Left-
ridge, Mike Hall and Terry
Doyle of Wolfe City; Dwight
Spencer of Fannindel and David
Mangrum, Bells.
Receiving honorable mention
were Mitchell Scott and Donald
Carson of Fannindel; Gary
Finney and Kenneth Nelson of
Honey Grove; Mike Robbins,
Bells and Gary Verner, Fannin-
del.
Beierle, in a meeting at his
office on East Dallas Avenue in
Cooper with J. B. Richey and
Paul Swenson, organizers of the
opposition “Concerned Citi-
zens", attended by Review
publisher, J. T. Toney, said he
would “not pursue any type
plant in Delta County now or in
the future.”
Beierle further stated that the
original proposal to construct a
low-level radioactive waste
disposal facility here had been
dropped some time ago. “When
we decided the nuclear plant
proposal was not going over, we
talked to the Commissioners
r mrt and others about the
instruction of a chemical
tacility on the north end of the
Lynn Dotson property. This,
too, has now been scrapped,”
said Beierle.
Above ground chemical
warehouse is still in the
planning for this general area.
However, SouthWest Nuclear is
now looking for a new location
according to Beierle who said
about 30,000 square miles of
Texas soil have been found
acceptable for construction of a
landfill-type disposal facility,
including several areas in
Northeast Texas.
After announcement of the
proposed facility in September
of last year, local opponents
formed the Concerned Citizens
group and strong opposition in
the form of petitions, advertise-
ment and letter campaigns.
Beierle stated that he plans to
continue search for a new site,
although he and his family
prefer living in Delta County.
He aiso plans to open a
Religious bookstore in down-
town Commerce in April.
SouthWest Nuclear, accord-
ing to Bcierle, has successful
operating facilities in California
and Washington and “We
haven't given up on Texas," he
said.
Local opposition to the site, to
have been located near Charles-
ton in the eastern sector of the
County, was fear that it would
create a health hazard and be
detrimental to the Cooper Dam
and Reservoir project due to
ground faults and flood drain-
age.
Saturday is Pancake Day in
Cooper - the annual event
sponsored by the Delta County
Chamber of Commerce - and the
place is the Civic Center on East
Bonham Avenue.
Members of the Retail Trades
Committee, headed by Bill
Linton, and appointed cooks and
workers will begin serving at 6
am, Saturday continuing
throughout the day until 7 p.m.
Tickets are now on sale for
$1.50 each and may be
purchased at the Chamber of
Commerce office on the west
side of the square, from
Chamber members or at the
door on Saturday.
Each ticket will provide the
buyer with an order of pancakes
and sausage with syrup, coffee
or milk.
Proceeds from Pancake Day
will be used to finance projects
of the sponsoring committee.
Conservation Awards Banquet
Scheduled For April 1 In Cooper
The Fourth Annual Conser-
vation Awards Banquet will be
held Thursday, April 1 at 7:30
p.m. at the Delta Country Club.
“Awards will be presented to
the Outstanding Conservation
Farmer, V. G. Olson; the
Outstanding Out Of County
Landowner W. P. Hickman; the
Conservation teacher, Mrs.
Mary Wilson; and essay contest
winners, Lynda Choate, Denny
Hagan, Cheryl Stegall” states
B. J. Rainey, Delta SWCD
chairman.
The event is jointly sponsored
by the Agriculture Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce and
the Delta SWCD. Tickets at
$3.00 each are available from
each Agriculture Committee
member, SWCD Board mem-
bers and at participating
business firms across the
county.
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Elementary Pre-enrollment
Begins April
LESLIE JOHNSON
All-District
TONY BETTES
Honorable Mention
JOHN WIGLEY
Honorable Mention
Pre-registration for Kinder-
garten children and students
entering public school for the
first time (first grade) will begin
on April 1, announced W. T.
Burns, Cooper Elementary Prin-
cipal. Deadline for registration
is April 30.
According to Principal Burns,
parents who have children to be
five years of age on or before
September 1, 1976, should go to
the elementary principal’s office
at any time during school hours.
8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Monday
through Friday during the
month of April, to fill out
necesssary papers.
Several things are required
and should be taken to the
school for enrollment, continued
Burns. Parents must have a shot
record from a doctor showing
the month, day, and year
vaccinations were received by
the child. The vaccinations
required by law are; (1) a series
of DPT shots and a booster since
the child’s fourth birthday; (2)
three oral polio, one since the
fourth birthday; and (3) both
Rubella and Rubeola measle
shots. A birth certificate is also
required for enrollment.
H-H’ers In District Food Show |
Delta County 4-H'ers participated in the District Foods Show
in Texarkana last Saturday, returning to Cooper with a pair of
second place ribbons in the Junior Division. The 4-H’ers were
accompanied to the show by Adult Leader Mrs. Pat Barr.
Medical Association Documents Malpractice Impact
Announcing the results of a
survey of physicians, the Texas
Medical Association says it can
now document the impact the
_.r„ .... medical malpractice insurance
lldogettcs advance to region- crisis is having on medical care
competition. for Texas people,
ainey receiving honorable TMA spokesmen said the
n,'on honors as a defensive survey of doctors proves the
Kt Playing the post guard medical malpractice insurance
>ecial Congressional Election
l°t Expected Before Primaries
fecretary 0f State Mark
announced to area news
r tha' the special election
Till the post of the late
"«r«sman Wright Patman
I not he held before the May
Jnmaries.
$,nI"rr stated that Governor
fPh Briscoe u
out of respect
I, ' Briscoe was waiting to
I ^he election out of resn.-rt
Period of mourning. Once
I atnian family during
EaU ('nic has passed,
th j31^' ,*1e Governor will
1 e da,e- not before the
T Pfmiary and the June 5
Requires that the Gover-
the date of the death and no
later than 90 days from that
date.
In calling a special election,
the Governor will have to allow
for at least a 35-day filing period
before the election could be
held.
The week of April 11 would h*’
the earliest an election could be
called. White said, but that a
date after the primaries would
still be within the 90-dav period.
White said that he had heard
suggestions that the candidates
who have filed for the office
agree to let a member of
Patman's family or his staff fill
the rest of his unexpired term,
a sPecial election
f*lh n* l ,'n*ressman upon his through selection in an uncon-
I 1 '>’* than 35 days from tested election.
situation is restricting the
availability of medical care and
sharply increasing medical care
costs.
“We now have information,”
said TMA President Dr. N. L.
Barker of Paris, “that causes us
to believe that the word ‘crisis’
is not strong enough to describe
the situation. The problem has
literally exploded during the last
four years. Trends have been
established that must be
stopped and reversed if medical
care as we know it is to be
continued. The passage of
effective legislation is urgently
needed to alleviate the problems
that created the complex
malpractice insurance mess ”
“The crisis is not a situation
that has come upon us gradually
and to which we have suddenly
awakened. Suits filed against
Texas doctors for malpractice
have more than quadrupled
since 1971.
Amounts asked for in mal-
practice suits in 1975 soared
more than 500 percent over
1971.
Dr. Barker said. “The
physicians of Texas did not. in
1971, suddenly change the way
they care for their patients.” He
blamed a combination of factors
for the crisis, one of which has
been more malpractice lawsuits
which later prove to have no
merit. Another is the modern
“glorification" of the physician,
which leads to unrealistic
expectations.
“But more than those factors,
our system is at fault,” Dr.
Barker said. It is a system that
allows claims for unlimited
amounts of money. It fails to
place clear limits on the length
of time allowed for claims to be
filed. And it often does not
apportion awards on an equit-
able basis.
These factors are forcing
doctors to avoid providing some
types of medical treat-
ment...forcing them to order
more x-rays and laboratory
tests...to delegate less respon-
sibility to nurses and other staff
members, resulting in crowded
waiting rooms and higher
medical bills.
Dr. Barker said results of the
survey underscore several dan-
ger signals;
-51% of all physicians in
private practice responding to
the survey said they have had to
reduce the scope of their
practice because of the threat of
malpractice suits, creating spe-
cial problems in smaller towns;
—One casualty of the mal-
practice insurance crisis ap-
pears to be the availability of
medical care of Medicare and
Medicaid recipients. Because
the reimbursement for physi-
cians treating these patients is
unrealistic and fails to allow for
the dramatic increases in
malpractice insurance prem-
iums, physicians are beginning
to reduce the number of their
Medicare and Medicaid pa-
tients.
-About 27% of physicians in
private practice in Texas have
malpractice insurance policies
which expire during the next
few months. There is a serious
availability crisis for coverage of
more than $300,000, and doctors
will have a difficult time
purchasing insurance in the
private market. Some of the
more significant findings of the
physician survey include the
following:
-The number of reported
suits and claims filed has
increased dramatically in a short
period of time, with 60% of all
reported suits and claims ever
filed having been filed between
1972 and 1975;
--A greater percentage of all
suits and claims filed in recent
years have been seeking larger
amounts of damages, with 70%
of all suits and claims seeking
$100,000 and over having been
filed since 1972;
--54% of all dollars awarded
to patients have been paid on
suits and claims filed since
1972, even though 54% of the
reported suits and claims filed
since 1972 are still pending;
- Malpractice insurance pre-
miums have increased by as
much as 600% between 1970
and 1975 for physicians in the
high-risk specialties;
- The cost of health care is
increasing because of the
malpractice insurance situation,
which affects costs directly
through increases in fees to pay
Premiums and indirectly
through the costs of more
laboratory tests, x-rays, and
consultations.
- Physicians are reducing the
scope of their practices and
avoiding some procedures in
order to obtain insurance.
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DANNETTE CUNNINGHAM
Second Place, Dessert
DARIN HAGAN
Snacks/ Be verages
Snack Cracker Stacks
ANN KAZDA
Second Place, Side Dish
Fruit Salad
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DYAN HAGAN
Main Dlah
Meat Loaf
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