Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 18, 1975 Page: 1 of 10
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Published at Cooper, Texas, Thursday, September 18, 1975
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City Tables LSG Rate Request
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The Cooper City Council after
hearing a representative of Lone
Star Gas explain the company’s
request for a rate increase to
consumers, tabled the proposal
until further information could
be obtained.
Lone Star Gas was requesting
an increase of 46.83 percent.
This was the third time LSG has
presented such a request, the
prior proposals being turned
down.
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ls MARCHING BAND - At all Bulldog football
nes, the forty-eight member band entertain fans
der the direction of Gary Kesting, and or led on
field during half-time performances by Drum
Major Jana Woodall, and Majorettes Lynda Choate,
Vicki Blevins, Tomi Roan, DeAnn Preas, Lisa Rain-
ey and DeDe Carrington, all standing at the right
of the photo. Review Photo
lulldogs Meet Commerce Friday
leCooper Bulldogs will take
ie Commerce Tigers here
yynight at Bulldog Stadium
•ill once again try for their
victory of the season,
tmcrce will be going after
[second win having defeat-
poney Grove 13 to 7 on
Jetnber 5. I'hc Tigers were
■ last week.
Ft short period of time last
|*ynight. the Bulldogs held
1 lead over the Rivererest
"ho late in the final
I turned a Cooper fumble
| a TD.
t a short period of time last
Jiy night it looked like the
Jdogs might get their first
Py, but a fumble, one of
Muring the game did them
paper's lone score also came
a fumble, Dean Early
keringa Rebel miscue at the
perest 25 Paul Morris,
ier primary ball handler.
picked up a quick eleven to the
Rebel 14. After a couple of
bobbles and faced with fourth
down and 15 yards to go,
Bulldog quarterback Randy
Reynolds teamed up with Mor-
ris on a screen play, Morris
skirting the left side of the line
for the touchdown. The extra
point kick missed leaving the
score at 6-0 in the third period.
On their next possession,
Cooper fumbled the ball, Bill
Montgomery recovering for Ri-
vercrest at the Bulldog 15. After
being stopped on three succes-
sive tries at the line, OB Larry
Taylor passed to end Gary Neill
for the TD. Clyde Brown kicked
the extra point to give the
Rebels their 7-6 victory.
The Bulldogs dominated most
of the game and threatened on
their first possession. On his
second carry of the night,
Morris broke through the line at
the Cooper 31 and sped down
field some forty-five yards then
dropped the ball. The ball
bounced back into his hands but
the Rebel defenders had caught
up with Morris downing him at
the 15. A fumble three plays
later stopped the drive at that
point.
Fumbleitis plagued both
teams. In the first half Cooper
fumbled at their own 6, got the
ball back on the next play, at the
3.In the second half, Cooper
marched to the Rebel 16 twice
where fumbles halted the at-
tacks.
Game at a Glance
Cooper
Rivererest
9
First Downs
4
192
Yards Rushing
68
14
Yards Passing
25
1 of 6
Passes Compt.
2 of 5
1
Passes Inct. by
0
6
Fumbles Lost
2
3 for 25
Penalties
1 for 5
Library-Museum Annual Event
Scheduled For September 27
fuppies Split Pair
Cooper Junior High
p Seventh Orade football
i trounced Rivererest in the
I game Inst Thursday night
1 score of 22-6.
oper s l:rst touchdown was
by Kevin Slakey on a 20
pass from quarterback
pi Shaffer. The extra point
"Pt failed.
indy Reynolds scored
er s second (alley on a 15
run. Shaffer added the
H Points.
’’e Puppies’ third TD was
[on the board by Ramond
•'son on a 40 yard run after
F Wilson blocked a River-
f PUn<- Reynolds was cred-
with the extra points.
pvercrest scored late in the
F> quarter.
P* hooper coaches stated
fwere well pleased with the
P1*1 Grade team's second
f Performance.
_ Eighth Grade Game
I'vererest scored on their
F Possession in the second
Pc Thursday night and again
jin the final period for a 14
L* shut-out of the Cooper
I"*’ traders.
r*>per was lifeless in the first
T ut came hack in the second
I and looked much better.
P)er threatened on three
Ps|ons but dropped two
touchdown passes in the end
zone and one on the 30 yard line
with receivers well behind the
defense.
Commerce Next
The Junior High Teams will
go to Commerce tonight for a
pair of games, the first begin-
ning at 5:30, the second at 7:00.
Area residents are urged to
attend on Saturday, September
27, the Library-Museum Annual
Bake Sale/Country Store/Arts-
Crafts Festival/Barbecue Buf-
fet/Musical Program as a
celebration of the completion of
the Museum building.
The Civic Center in Cooper
has been chosen for this affair,
however the Library-Museum
will be open to visitors from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
At 9:30 on Saturday morning
the Bake Sale, Arts-Crafts Festi-
val and Country Store will be
opened at the Center, and
beginning at 5:30 p.nt., continu-
ing throughout the evening a
well rounded musical program
will feature talent from the
county and surrounding areas.
At 6:30 p.m. a barbecue
buffet, complete with home
made dessert (that’s Delta
County home made) and drink
will be served. The number of
tickets to the barbecue will be
limited therefore, the wise will
buy tickets early. Tickets are
being sold now at $2.50 for
adults and $1.25 for children
under ten years of age by
members of the Junior Afflatus
Club. Club members are Mrs.
Bob Carrington, Mrs. Joe
Burchell, Mrs. Davis Floyd,
Mrs. Fred Wilkerson, Mrs.
Tommy Wilson, Mrs. Marion
Ainsworth, Mrs. Larry Conley,
Mrs. LaFray Mitchell, Mrs.
Jearl Ham at Dutch's Gas
Service, Mrs. Don Ewing at
First National Bank, Mrs.
Marion Miller, Mrs. Ronnie
Sansing. Mrs. Johnny Watkins,
Mrs. Jerry Holcomb, Mrs.
Bobby Wigley, Mrs. Charles
Green, Mrs. J. O. Shaw, Mrs.
Taylor Waller, Mrs. Bobby
Irvin, and at the Cooper Review.
After the meal, a number of
items will be offered by
auctioneer Hiram Clark, Jr.
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CHEVFTTF JOINS CHEVROLET LINEUP - The
new Chevette brings to America’s motoring public
and exciting new dimension in design, efficiency
and economy for 1976. Weighing less than 2,000
pounds and at least 17 inches shorter than any
previous Chevrolet, the Chevette features a
number of American automotive “firsts” while
1976
delivering exceptional fuel economy. The
Chevette hatchback coupe has the standard 1.4
litre four-cylinder engine and four speed manual
transmission. The new car will make its debut
in Cooper at Abernathy Chevrolet Company on
October 2 along with other 197b Model
Chevrolets.
The council continued the
application from Morris Partatn
to annex a tract of land
northwest of the city limits until
an ordinance could be drawn up
and adopted.
In other action, the Council
instructed Mayor Odis Watkins
to contact the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department regarding
funds for planning and develop-
ing the city park.
The Council, sitting as the
City Equalization Board, ap-
proved increases in ad valorem
taxes paid by Texas Power and
Light Company and Lone Star
Gas Company by approximately
twenty percent; and Tele
PrompTer Cable TV by a much
larger amount.
A special meeting is schedul-
ed for Monday night, Septem-
ber 22, at the City Hall to
approve the tax roll.
Mayor Watkins announced
that the City Council will meet
with New Orleans representa-
tives of the Corps of Engineers
on Tuesday, September 23, to
begin negotiations on purchas-
ing the city lake properties.
Trash Dumping
Mayor Watkins stated this
week that persons have been
illegally dumping trash in the
city lake watershed area, and
henceforth those caught will be
fined the maximum under law.
LOCAL PROTEST
Nuclear Waste Plant Opposed
Since announcement two
weeks ago that Southwest
Nuclear Company is planning to
establish a plant in the central
northeast sector of Delta County
for disposal of radioactive
wastes, a group of area resi-
dents have begun a concerted
effort in opposition to the
operation.
Opposition to the plant came
to a head Monday morning
when about 20 local residents,
directed by Jerald B. Richey and
Mrs. Paul Swenson, both land
owners in the Charleston area
(near where the plant is
proposed to be built) met at the
office of Attorney James Allison
to formulate plans and compile a
petition listing their objections.
Spokesmen for the opposition
emphasized that the operation
would be detrimental to the
health of the people here, since
the radioactive wastes would be
stored in a landfill on the plant
site. They contend that technical
knowledge in this field is not
adequate to provide needed
safeguards to prevent contam-
ination of the land, air or water.
Fred Beierle, president of
SouthWest Nuclear, said in the
announcement two weeks ago,
and at a Cooper Lions Club
meeting last Friday and again
over a radio interview Tuesday
morning, that the materials his
plant would handle are of low
level and would be brought in
from universities, hospitals,
research centers and nuclear
power plants. “These unwanted
materials are perfectly safe,”
Beierle said.
Beierle further stated that
months of study of geological
maps was conducted prior to the
selection of the Delta County
site. The land, water table,
population and accessibility to
metropolitan areas were taken
into account when choosing a
proposed site for the plant,
The proposed plant would be
an investment of over one
million dollars in equipment and
facilities, according to Beierle,
and would employ between 25
and 50 people, ninety-five
percent of which would be local
residents.
While Beierle contends that
the plant and materials handled
would be safe, comments a-
round town have ranged from
“so is a loaded 45 pistol, but
accidents do occur’’....“I can
envision the better part of Delta
County becoming a disposal
ground for all types of nuclear
wastes"...."Delta County is one
place where you can breathe
pollution-free air, we don’t need
to louse it up with this tvoe of
plant.” Another opinion ...“we
need more industry here, and
this plant will provide a number
of jobs."
Public Meeting
Beierle has scheduled a
public information meeting for
Thursday night, September 25,
at the Civic Center in Cooper.
The meeting will begin at seven
o'clock and continue approxi-
mately two hours.
Frank Pascal from Governor
Dolph Briscoe’s Radiation Ad-
visory Council, is expected to be
here as well as a representative
of the Texas State Health
Department.
At the meeting, Beierle will
give an overall presentation of
SouthWest Nuclear’s operations
as well as answer questions
from those attending.
East Texas State
Homecoming
October 21-25
East Texas State University’s
homecoming committee has
announced tentative plans for
the 1975 celebration.
Designated a bicentennial
event by the State of Texas, this
year’s homecoming has been
named “America, You’ve Come
a Long Way.” Festivities begin
Oct. 21 (Tuesday) and continue
through Oct. 25.
Here is the tentative sched-
ule:
Oct. 21 (Tuesday)-Spalding
Shows carnival begins and runs
through Oct. 25.
Oct. 22 (Wednesday)-“Look
at Our Success,” a two-week
advertising art show by former
ETSU students begins; daytime
pep rally; barbeque; announce-
ment of homecoming royalty.
Oct. 23 (Thursday)—“Revolu-
tionary Food Fair” and arts and
crafts exhibit in downtown
Commerce; torchlight parade,
bonfire and pep rally.
Oct. 24 (Friday)-Alumni pro-
am golf tournament; Alumni
Association Board of Directors
Meeting; Art Department re-
ception; Willie Nelson and Steve
Fromholz concert in the Field
House.
Oct. 25 (Saturday)-Agricul-
ture alumni breakfast; general
registration and coffee for all
alumni; Mayo Exes meeting;
Department of Educational Ad-
ministration open house; recep-
tion for biology exes; "Heritage
of ’76: The Red, White and Blue
Peoples’ Parade”;
College of Business Adminis-
tration reception; reception for
honored homecoming groups;
reception for former El SU
athletes; “Southern Style”
homecoming luncheon; annual
graveside services for Prof. W.
L. Mayo, ETSU founder;
ETSU vs. S. F. Austin
homecoming football game; re-
ception for former chemistry
majors; Training School exes
banquet; Truax Foundation
Dinner; square dancing by the
ET Squares: general Alumni
Association meeting.
Commerce Hay
Show Slated
Saturday
The Commerce Area Hay
Show gets underway Saturday
morning at the Commerce High
School. Forty-six hay entries
will be on display in the school
cafeteria. Hay making machin-
ery will be displayed on the
parking lot by area dealers.
The educational program will
start at 10 a.m. in the cafeteria.
It will include a discussion by
Tommy White, Area Extension
Dairy Specialist from Renner on
the benefits of high quality hay
in feeding livestock. Also in-
cluded will be a discussion by
Dr. Aaron Baxter, TP&L agron-
omist,and Alton Neal, ETSU
agriculture department .
New Mail Rates
In Effect
New U. S. Postal Service rates went into effect Sunday,
according to Joe Choate, assistant to Cooper Postmaster J.
C. Hendrix. And, surprisingly some of the rates are down.
First class mail remains at 10 cents for the first ounce
and nine cents for each additional ounce or fraction
thereof. Postal cards have been reduced from eight cents
to seven cents and some rate changes have been approved
for second class mailings of newspapers and magazines.
Third class rates have been increased slightly. For
example, Choate said, a four-ounce piece was 16 cents.
The new rate is 18 cents.
Parcel post (fourth class) is also increased. For example,
a parcel weighing five pounds going from here to Dallas
now costs 99 cents as opposed to 90 cents, Choate
explained.
More detailed information concerning new rates may be
obtained by calling the post office at 395-2711.
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1 CHAMBER SPOTLIGHT j
A Review of Retail Merchants taken from the Membership
Lvhmwknwm Roster of the Delta County Chamber of Commerce .v.w*
This week the Delta County
Chamber of Commerce Spot-
light is turned toward Kennedy
Welding located on East Dallas
Avenue adjacent to the city
park.
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WELDER’S TOOL - Herman Kennedy, local welder,
is shown in the above photo adjusting one of the
largest lathes in North East Texas This piece of
equipment is just one of the “tools of the trade ’ he
uses daily in his business Review Photo
It was in 1946 that Herman
Kennedy established his weld-
ing shop which through the
succeeding years has gained a
reputation throughout the area
for the professional service
offered.
Kennedy has become a mast-
er welder specializing in custom
welding, frabrication, general
repair, truck repair, frame
extension, add ons and coon
traps.
The pagoda in the center of
the Cooper square is just one of
the jobs Kennedy is noted for,
as well as the new flag poles at
the courthouse and backstops at
the Little League field.
Kennedy and his wife, Kath-
rine, have long been supporters
and participants in Chamber of
Commerce activities and are
willing to work with the
organization wherever needed.
Stating that he belongs to the
Chamber of Commerce “for the
good it will do”, he suggested
that the organization undertake
projects that would bring more
industry to Delta County.
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