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B-RI Railroad Receives Donation
From Sessions Family
Photo and Story by
EDNA LITTLE
TEAGUE -- The children of the late Mrs.
J R Sessions. Sr recently made a donation
to Teague B-RI Railroad Museum in mem-
ory of their mother
Mrs. Lee C. Edwards, museum trustee
and member of the Plaque Committee, ac-
cepted the donation on Mrs. Sessions' be-
half from Mrs. Sessions' younger son. Ken-
neth Sessions of Waco.
Mrs Sessions’ name will be added to the
Memorial Plaque located in the lobby of the
museum Mrs. Sessions, who was born in
„-1890. was a member of one of the pioneer
■ .-families of Freestone County; a Teague
civic leader; and one of the earliest suppor-
ters of the B-RI Railroad Museum. She died
in 1977
Her father. Dr. Gaude Batchelor, began
his medical practice in Teague in 1908. and
was one of the first physicians to practice in
that city. Shortly after the founding of the
museum. Mrs. Sessions presented the
museum with her father's medical instru-
ments and license. which are now on dis-
play in the doctors' and hospital room. A
photo of Dr. Batchelor, atop a case contain-
ing his medical instruments, is visible in
the picture accompaning this article.
Mrs Sessions' children have recently
Probe continuing into theft
of farm equipment in Limestone County
A Massey-Ferguson tractor valued at
$6,200. which was stolen on March 5 of this
year, has been recovered at a Dallas resi-
dence
The tractor, owned by R W Hall of the
Odds community near Marlin, was reco-
vered by Falls County Sheriff Larry
Pamplin after investigation into the mat-
ter.
Numerous other pieces of farm equip-
ment were recovered at the same Dallas
residence. Although the person residing at
the Dallas address at which the stolen
property was located, has not been ar-
rested. two men have been detained in the
Falls County jail and charged with theft of
the equipment
None of the farm equipment has been re-
turned at this time due to the fact that the
DPS is running computer checks on the se-
rial numbers of the property.
Carter doesn't want U.S.
to have 'the equalizer'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The neutron
bomb, a weapon President Carter is re-
ported to have tentatively decided not to
add to the U S arsenal, is known to Ameri-
can military men as the equalizer
U S military officials say the weapon
could halt a tank attack in central Europe
where the Soviets have an estimated 3-to-l
numerical tank advantage
Since sources said earlier this week that
the president had tentatively decided
against production of the neutron bomb, of-
ficial spokesman for the White House. State
Department ane the Pentagon have said
the president has made no final decision on
producing the weapon
The president himself indicated today to
several congressmen that he wasn't ready
to announce any decision
At Carter's breakfast meeting at the
White House with congressmen 'there was
no discussion, really about the neutron
bomb beyond the president s comment that
he was considering it and that he was going
to come to a position on it but he wasn 't yet
there." said House Democratic Leader
James Wright. D Texas
Carter added that he would discuss it
further with congressional leaders before
announcing any position Wright said
Carter met later with members of the lit
nate Foreign Relations Committee, but
those attending said the subject didn't
come up
A spokesman lor Hie National Mat urity
Drive Friendly
Council. Edward Penney, said a decision
would be made "in a matter of days."
The neutron bomb is intended to kill
enemy troops with radiation while limiting
destruction of the surroundings
Reed named White
coordinator for
Limestone County
Democratic attorney general candidate
Mark White has announced the appoint-
ment of Bobby Reed as coordinator for
Limestone County
"Mark White has demonstrated during
his four-year tenure as the Secretary of
State that he understands the feelings of
Texans about their government He knows
that the people want elected officials who
are competent and cautious with the tax
payer's money." said Reed
During his term he returned more than
14 million to the state treasury because of
Hie efficient and frugal operation of his of
fice Such careful management and ad
ministration is too often lacking in govern
menl and I think that such actions should be
rewarded Reed added
' White has clearly slw>wn that lie stands
on Ills own two leet and is independent of
any special interest group I support him
because I know lie will lollow through on
any pledges he makes to the voters stated
Heed
Voter Turnout Heavy in Bi-Stone Area
Teague
Incumbent Mayor Earle Lone was re-
turned to office, defeating Martin
Raymond by a vote of 299 to 197.
three persons, including one incumbent,
were elected to City Council positions.
Place I Incumbent, L.E. Goulding, re-
ceived 332 votes to defeat Joseph Woods,
who received 134.
Place 2 candidate Charlie Levels was
elected with 449 votes; while Place 3 went to
Frank Copeland with 430 votes. Both Levels
and Copeland were unopposed.
In the Teague School Board election, In-
cumbent Bill Allison and David Frederick
were elected. Allison defeated his oono-
nent, Dan Traynham by a vote of 403 to 317;
while Frederick defeated John Moore 415 to
319.
Board President Joe Whitaker did not
seek re-election.
Fairfield
Voter turnout for the city elections is re-
ported to be one of the largest in that city’s
history.
W.F. Daniel was elected Mayor, defeat-
ing Incumbent Mayor B.G. Capps by a vote
of 287 to 252.
Place 1 on the City Council went to In-
cumbent F.E. Wood with a total of 461
votes; while Incumbent F.B. Payton won
Place 2 with 277 votes.
Their opponents, Sharon McGinn, Place
1, and Reed Jackson, Place 2, received 78
and 274 votes respectively.
Malcolm Wood was returned to the Fair-
field School Board with a total of 553 votes;
along with Andy Bonner, who received 521.
Defeated n the School Board Election
were Amos Mayes, 182 votes; and Mrs.
Ruby Gibson, 97 votes.
Mexia
Run-off elections will be held for Places 3,
4 and 6 on the Gty Council. Place 5 is the
only position decided, with Robert Keatts
winning over Joe Swincki, 610 to 393.
In Place 3, a run-off election wUI be held
between Willis Bugg, who received 427
votes, and Pat Fain, with 274.
Other Place 3 candidates were Incum-
bent W.L. Sewell, who received 273 votes;
and Gerald Nelson with 18 votes.
The run-off in Place 4 will be between
Incumbent Mayor James Stanford, who re-
ceived 386 votes, and Dr. Carl WUliford with
172.
In Place 6, H.C. Reed received 422 votes,
and Lavert Price received 347, forcing a
run-off between these two candidates. De-
feated in the Place 6 race were Leslie Jones
with 59 votes, and W.J. Winsett with 163.
In the Mexia School Board race, Place 4
went to Mrs. Ada Conner with a total of 474
votes; while Alton Kerzee, Jr. was elected
to Place 5 with 791 votes.
Other candidtes for Place 4 were John
Barham, 453; Troy Miller, 114; and Bert
Harrison, 160. Unsuccessful candidates for
Place 5 were Lanny Little with 206 votes
and Seth Wilson with 153.
Groesbeck
In the only contested School Board race,
Dr. Garry Dossey beat out Joe Max Hen-
derson, 165 to 104.
G.Z. Stone was re-elected to Place 1 with
246 votes. Mrs. Raymond Huckabee, unop-
posed for Place 3, received 251.
Voters throughout Freestone and Limes-
tone Counties turned out in large numbers
for Saturday’s School Board and Gty Elec-
tions.
Following are the official returns of elec-
tions held in the various cities with in the
two counties.
Wortham
Wortham voters went to the polls to elect
a Mayor and four members of the Gty
Council.
Uncontested candidate for Mayor, Mrs.
H.J. Burleson, was elected with 354 votes.
presented Dr. Batchelor's office bookcase
to the museum. It will also be placed in the
Doctors' and Hospital Room.
Other children of Mrs. Sessions include
Mrs. Hulen Kirgan of Mexia; Mrs. J.A.
Eubank. Dallas; and J R. (Sonny) Ses-
sions, Jr , of Fairfield.
The names of Mrs. Sessions ’ husband and
father have previously been placed on the
Memorial Plaque.
Mias Dorothy McVey, Curator of the
museum, explained that anyone wishing to
have the name of a deceased member of
their family inscribed on the museum's
Memorial Plaque may do so for a HOOdona-
tion. Names of still-living donors will be in-
scribed on the Friends of the Museum
Plaque, also located in the lobby.
Miss Me Vey added that, during April, the
Texas State Historical Society will nomi-
nate the B-RI Railroad Museum for inclu-
sion in the National Register, which lists
historic sites across the nation. The
museum was previously chosen as a Bicen-
tennial Landmark during the American
Bicentennial celebration in 1976.
The museum is housed in the 72-year-old
Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Depot in
Teague. The depot was in use from 1906
until the early 1960's, at which time pas-
senger train service to Teague was discon-
tinued .
The Incumbent Mayor, Harold Walker,
who did not choose to run for re-election,
received 89 write-in votes.
Clara B. Miller was elected to fill an un-
expired one-year term n the Gty Council,
defeating opponent Earl Calame by 263
votes to 161.
Elected to two-year Council terms were
Incumbent David Batts with 178 votes;
Dorothy Poindexter with 263 votes, and
Curtis Jefferson with 223 votes.
Defeated for two-year terms were Billy
Simpson, who received 71 votes; John Ec-
khart, 118 votes; Elgin McLelland, 139
votes; Jim Looney, 126 votes, and Buford
Owens with 84 votes.
In the Wortham School Board race, in-
cumbents Jess Latham, Rudy Miller and
C.R. Sutton were re-elected from a field of
six candidates.
Latham and Miller were re-elected for a
three-year term, defeating opponent Rosie
Keathley, who received 175 votes.
Latham and Miller received 274 and 382
votes respectively.
Sutton received 200 votes to defeat oppo
nents Mike McLelland, who received 196,
and Sally Black with 83, in the race for a
two-year term on the School Board.
Wortham Election
Keeton 'draws 10’ on conviction is* m
in robbeiy of Coolidge bank
By JAMES M. BROWN
News Staff Writer
Johnny Wayne Keeton received a tOgrear
sentence yesterday in Judge Garertce Fer-
guson’s 77th District Court. Keeton was
convicted of aggravated robbery in the
Feb. 9 hold-up of the First State Bank of
Coolidge.
Chief prosecutor, Limestone County Dis-
trict Attorney Don S. Caldwell found his
case in a tight spot, however, due to a print-
ing error on the statement of confession
forms used by the county. Aside from the
fact that a question was raised, and sub-
sequently put to rest, as to the validity of a
statement given to the Sheriff’s Depart-
ment by the defendant concerning the
statement's "voluntary” property,
Caldwell and assistant District Attorney
John Barnhill had to contend with a "fac-
tory mistake."
Midway through the proceedings, de-
fense attorney P.K. Reiter approached the
bench and requested consultaton with both
Judge Ferguson and the prosecution The
vjpnax of the matt—Buibthecixmu
>w validation of the statement received of
Keeton, the fact that a minute detail was
ommitted was lept upon by the defense, and
had the judge not accepted the confession
into evidence anyway, as was his perroga-
tive, the entire case might have been
scrapped.
Judge Ferguson did, however, accept the
statement with the knowledge, shared by
both he and the prosecuting attorneys, that
the appellate court could very well over-
turn the conviction on a technicality.
The defense, then well aware of the fact
that things might not necessarily go their
way in the appeals court even in light of the
technicality, decided to engage in a plea-
bargaining session with the prosecution.
All of this action, of course, was ac-
complished out of the presence of the jury,
and before it was all over, these 12citizens
The trials of the other three persona ac-
cused of taking part in the robbery are aet
on separate dates within the next todays,
were dismissed with the blessings of the
court prior to executing their duty of decid-
ing the defendant’s fate; the attorneys at
hand had facilitated that job Thus, in order
to avoid unwanted action in the future
which could have gone for or against either
side, the prosectuion and the defense ag-
reed that a guilty plea should be in the of-
fing, and the 10-year sentence was agreed
upon.
Considering the fact that, on one hand,
Keeton could have received a life sentence
if outside influence had hot been a factor,
and on the other hand, the defendant might
have gone free at the hands of an appellate
court, things turned out rather well for both
sides. In any case, Johnny Wayne Keeton,
21, of Fairfield will be spending some time
with the State.
Tehuacana, Fairfield are cited
in state water quality study
AUSTIN (LNS) - The Texas Water
Development Board has received the first
of four reports on water quality
management for the Trinity Basin.
The report, one in a series of report*
being prepared in Texas under the so-
called “206” Federal planning process,
was received by the TWDB at its regular
monthly meeting.
Dr. Peggy Glass, Department of Water
Resources, told the board the second
volume of the reports should be in this fall -
perhaps in September or October.
Volume I of the river basin reports
consists of "basic data,” she noted, in-
cluding information such as existing
wastewater treatment facilities, water
quality, land-use patterns, population, and
projections of economic and population
growth and "probably land-use patterns ’’
All four reports will be sent to Gov.
Dolph Briscoe and from the governor's
office to the Environmental Protection
Agency. Dr Glass said.
She assured the board members the
reports do not contain recommendations
for land-use restrictions and that the
reports have been reviewed at the local
level.
The Trinity study lists 17 of 34 stream
segments as "having potential water
quality problems
Thirteen segments have "exhibited
Fire destroys trailer
A Tuetda> night lire completely de
stroyed the trailer home of Dennis snd To
uana Slater ol Metis The Mexia Fire De
partmenl received the alarm about • 25 to
the trailer home si IU17 Koutti Belknap
According to reports the fire ess si
reedy er|| underway when firemen sr
rued ho! they ijuickh •< Hungs under
control llouever tie ' nipfetelj de
stroyed the home end Hie young couple loet
everything ihev . ■ ned
violations of the minimum dissolved
oxygen standards,” the report says.
Those 13 are as follows;
Trinity River-tidal to Livingston Dam;
Lake Livingston; Lake Livingston
headwater to SH 34 near Ross; SH 34 to
Beach Street Bridge, Fort Worth; Beach
Street Bridge to Lake Worth Dam (West
Fork Trinity); Lake Worth headwater to
Eagle Mountain Lake; and West Fork
Trinity above Lake Bridgewater.
Also, Chambers-Richland Creek
(Richland Creek from Trinity confluence
to Chambers Creek confluence); Cedar
Creek Reservoir; East Fork Trinity, from
confluence to Forney Dam; Elm Fork
above Lake Lewisville; White Rock Lake;
and Clear Fork, Benbrook Reservoir
partively high levels of nutrients in all
portions of the reservoir.”
The report also lists 39 communities
“determined to be in need of sewerage
system installation and-or improvements
by 1963 .”
Those 39 include Aledo, Athens. Celina,
Seven segments had violations of the pH
standard Lake Livingston, Lake
Livingston headwater to SH 34, SH 34 to
Beach Street bridge, Cedar Crack
Reservoir, Elm Fork above Lake
Lawiaville, Elm Fork from the West Fork
confluence to Lewisville Dam and Denton
Creek.
The segments from the headwaters of
Eagle Mountain Lake to Bridgeport Dam
and the West Fork above Lake Bridgeport
showed violations of the chloride standard
'with the latter segment also showing
vtsiaUon of the standard far sulphate)
Lake Livingston alas dwwed “com
partively high levels of nutrients in all por
U*ns of the reeervotr ’’
The report aleo I lets Mrommunitie# "de-
ter Mined to be in need of soworage system
installation and or improvements by INI "
Those M include Aledo Athene feline
Date, Ifmhnuaa. Cnnte. FoirfteM. Fred,
Groodrirh Grendviow Grnpelsnd’
Gunter, Hubbard, Iola, Irene, Jacks boro,
Keene, Leggett, Melissa, Midway,
Muenster, Myra, North Zulch, Palestine,
Paradise, Ponder, Poolville, Raywood,
Retreat, Rice, Seven Oak, Sunaet,
Tehuacana, Tioga, Trinidad, Valleyview,
Westminster, Willow Park and Wills Point.
Daniel Wants Higher
Pay for State Police
Price Daniel, Jr., Democratic candidate
for Attorney General of Texas, today advo-
cated higher pay and improved retirement
benefits for Texas Highway Patrolmen and
said he would urge the next session of the
Texas Legislature to increase salaries to
levels at least competitive with those for
law enforcement officers in major met-
ropolitan areas.
"Our State troopers do not now receive
pay commensurate with the risks they en-
counter each day, the emergency imposi-
tions on their off -duty hours and the fine job
they do maintaining safety on our vaat ex-
panse of highways, protecting lives snd
property and enforcing the laws of this
State.” Daniel said
"Racruitment, training, performance
and tenure will benefit from increaaed
salaries and better retirement benefite
Despite considerable Improvement In re-
cent years, officers in Houston, Dallas, and
other metropolitan polica departments
earn noticeably mere than Department of
Public Safety law enforcement peraa—al
with comparable experience All those wto
risk their lives to protect the public danerve
encouragement and adequate comsonM
Uon far their tremendous public service "
Daniel s recurd as a Member ane ae
Mpaahor af the Tesas Houao of Boproaoata
uves reflects strung support fur tew eu
furcemenl ul Isuth the Slate und be ul levuls
WORTHAM - Voters in Wortham went to
the polls Saturday to elect a new Mayor and
Gty Council members.
Tnere was nothing unique in that; voters
all across the state were doing the same
thing.
But in Wortham-----
Mildred Burleson was elected. She is the
first woman to be elected as mayor in the
history of that city.
Clara Miner and Dorothy Poinde
were elected to the CttyGeuneiL Mke.l
ler and Mrs. Poindexter will be the
women ever to serve on the Gty Council.
Curtis Jefferson was also elected to a Gty
Council position. He is the first Black ever
elected to a Wortham city government posi-
tion. _
Change in State
Vaccination Laws
Proposed
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Many elemen-
tary sc hoi children vaccinated for measles
before their first birthday will have to be
re-vaccinated under proposed rules from
the Texas Department of Health.
The health department held hearings
today on the new guidelines which would
revise the state’s school immunization law
passedtn 1971.
Changes in the measles vaccine recom-
mendations came because of changes in na-
tional guidelines, said Jim Drake, of the
department’s immunization division.
“Previously, parents had their children
vaccinated at age 9months, but now we find
that children who were immunized before
one year are having messles later on,’’ he
said.
Under the proposal, parents would be re-
quired to present a physician's certificate
that the child had either had measles or
been vaccinated before his first birthday.
Schools currently can accept a parent’s
word on children’s medical history.
Another change would allow children to
have either Sabin or Salk polio vaccines.
Current rules require that Sabin, which
uses a live virus, be administered.
Dr. David Williams, of the Harris County
health department, said the proposed polio
rules would threaten the integritiy of the
state's vaccination program. "What
your’re saying is that these vaccines are
equivalent in protection, while two national
advisory commlttiees clearly say they are
not," he said. _
Another ’stay’
granted to Battie
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - With leas
than 71 hours to live, convicted killer Billy-
Joe Battle received a stay of execution
today from a federal judge hare.
U.S. District Judge Eldon Mahon stayed
the rriday morning death by Injection on a
delay motiao request ed by attorney Joe
Jamas lawyer
“The Judge granted the stay but he has
sot ast s date lor a hearing yat,” said
lawyer "I would imagine R would ha a
minimum af Mdayt bafare he dans as.”
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Little, Edna. The Bi-Stone Weekly Review (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 6, 1978, newspaper, April 6, 1978; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1107296/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.