Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1998 Page: 2 of 10
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Thursday
November 5, 1998
Editorial/ Opinion
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According to the Tuesday, May
13. IV4I issue of The Cooper
Review
Nita Fly of Cooper with eighteen
other members of the East Texas
State leathers College have been
invited to give a recital at the
Technical high school in Dallas,
May 24 Highlight of the
presentation will be the groups
interpretation of a freshman at East
Texas State.
I wo boys will leave Cooper May
28 for Dallas where they will be
inducted into the regular army
through Selective Service, it was
announced here Monday at the
Local Board office. The boys are
Johnnie Oats and Scott Givens, Jr.
Approximately 100
questionnaires will be sent out this
week, it was understood by the Local
Board. 50 questionnaires were sent
out last week and the number should
be increased rapidly soon it was
reported The final questionnaires
sent out Monday included numbers
from 451 to 500, approximately one-
thitd of the number of men now
registered.
With Mrs. O. Y. Janes as hostess,
the Afflatus Club met Friday
afternoon at her country home at
Prattville.
Mrs. G. Fred Turner directed the
lesson “Drama.” The modern
drama was discussed by Mrs. E.A.
Ragan and the Little Theatre
movement by Mrs. Rube Wells.
The hostess, assisted by her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Bailey,
served refreshments to thirteen
members and one guests, Mrs. J.E.
McBride.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Charles Wright with
Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Tom Boyd, and
Mrs. Robert Singleton as hostesses.
Mrs. Madge Parkhill and
Clarence Eugene Hall , both of
Commerce, were married in Cooper
Saturday evening at 8:30 o’clock at
Dorcas Class Meets
The Dorcas class of First Baptist
Church held their monthly meeting
in the fellowship hall. Fourteen were
present for the meeting.
The opening prayer was given by
Juanita Scott. They then enjoyed a
nice lunch prepared by Dorothy
Millard and Gladys Brown.
After the business meeting Bar-
bara Elms brought the devotion.
The meeting was adjourned with
a prayer by Gladys Brown.
Schmitt~Heath to Wed
Langston~Wilson to Wed
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the First Baptist Church by the Rev.
R E. Streetman. Following the
ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Hall returned
to Commerce where they will live.
Mrs. Parkhill formerly lived in
Cooper and recently bought property
in Commerce. Mr. Hall is a
substantial farmer, owns and operates
a farm near Commerce.
Mrs. Robert J. Harper entertained
Saturday evening at her home on
West First Street, with a two course
dinner to announce the engagement
of her niece. Miss Gloria Haston, of
Dallas, to Truett L. Hawkins of
Greenville. A color scheme of pink
and white was used in table
decorations. A crystal bowl of pink
radiance roses on a reflector centered
the lace covered table and white
tapers burned in crystal holders.
The same color was used on the
buffet and crystal vases of pink roses
were used in the living room.
Announcement of the engagement
was engraved on scrolls attached to
sweetheart roses placed at the side ofj
each plate.
The wedding will take place May
17 at the First Presbyterian Church
Miss Haston is a graduate of Cooper
High School and attended East Texas
State Teachers College. She made her
home with Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Harper
before she moved to Dallas. She is a
member of the Kalier Club of East
Texas State Teachers College of
Commerce and a member of the Friar
Club.
In Vears Gone By
Taken From The Files of the Cooper Review
Places were marked for the
honoree, Miss Haston, Misses
Dorothy Nell Hom, Edwina Miller,
Nita Fly, Martha White, Virginia
McKinzie, Maxine Woodall, Ella Fae
Allard, Louise Byms, Lurline Carroll,
Jean K. Phillips, and Jayne Magee of
Dallas. Mesdames Robert Stovall. Jr.,
Travis Tooney, Luther Brown, and
Grady Foster.
First Hand
Account...
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It seems ET and his friend decided
to make the journey by boat - not a
cruise liner or even a sea-ready vessel
but a small “fishing” boat. They
traveled from Texas to the Mississippi
River and all the way to Baton Rouge,
where the boat gave out.
At home, pictures of family,
friends, mostly kids and grand kids
decorate ET’s refrigerator. The love
he has for children, not just his own,
is apparent. ET spent 30 years of his
life teaching school. He has taught
the “Morris” family, which includes
two NFL players, one of whom most
of us still hear of today - Bam Mortis.
He also spoke fondly of his coaching
days, and I could tell he misses it
greatly.
However, he is retired now and
spends his days getting paid to do
thing we only do on vacations,
hunting and fishing. He doesn’t go
alone because his companion Pee Dee
is with him everywhere. PeeDee is
in almost all the pictures ET has on
hunting and fishing and was on hand
when ET picked me up for our
interview. PeeDee is a Rat Terrier
and I do tempt to say, ET’s most
valued companion.
It wasn’t his love for dogs (he has
quite a few), his skills in fishing, his
ability to trap or hunt animals, or
even his writing ability that makes
me like this man so much It was his
love for children and family, and his
humor for life that jumps out at the
end of his weekly column, that draws
people to him. He is laid back,
intelligent, and resourceful He is
simply ET.
TEN YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Wright and
Kaleb announce the birth of their
daughter and sister, Ramie Nicole.
Ramie was born October 25 at
McCuistion Regional Medical Cen-
ter, Paris. She weighed 7 pounds, 14
ounces and was 21 inches long.
Grandparents are Virginia Wright
of Cooper; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Wicks of Rensing. Great grandpar-
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Quenton
Gillean of Cooper.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
The Delta National Bank will on
December 1 change over to doing
business under the new name “The
Delta Bank” having received ap-
proval from the State Banking Com-
mission on October 24, as a new State
Chartered Bank.
Cooper Postmaster J.C. (Buddy)
Hendrix died Sunday following a
lengthy illness.
Delta County voters stayed wit the
Democratic Party although 330
switched over to vote for Republican
Senator John Tower.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
The Delta Liquid Fertilizer and
Feed Company, owned and operated
by D.C. Moore of Ben Franklin,
burned to the ground early Monday
morning in a fire that blazed for more
than three hours before fire fighters
could extinguish it. The fire was re-
ported at 11:45 p.m. Sunday and fire
fighters left the scene at 3:00 a.m.
Monday.
J.C. Pardue of Cooper has been
named Christmas Seal chairman for
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Angela Schmitt and Regan Heath, Jr.
Angela Marie Schmitt and Regan Michael Heath, Jr. will be married
Saturday, November 28, 1998 at 3:00 PM at Enloe Methodist Church in
Enloe, Texas with the Rev. Stacey Smith officiating.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Ann and Milton Green, of Enloe, and
the granddaughter of Rita Marsh, of Enloe, and Helen Schmitt, of Milbank,
South Dakota. She is a graduate of Cooper High School and is employed by
Dollar General Store in Cooper.
The groom is the son of Wilma and Regan Heath, Sr. and the grandson of
Ernest F. Cook and Dixie F. Cook, of Collierville, Tennessee, and the late
Leo J. Heath, of Enloe. He is a graduate of Cooper High School and is
employed by TechSys Chassis, of Enloe.
All family and friends are invited to attend.
Carl Wilson and Shelley Langston
Shelly D’Ann Langston and Carl Wilson would like to announce their
up-coming marriage. The couple plan a November 11th wedding at 5:00
PM at 60 East Sherman St., Cooper, Texas with the Reverend Johnny Lee
performing the ceremony.
DeAnn is the granddaughter of Mrs. Mildred Blackwood, of Cooper,
and the daughter of Reba Cardenas, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, and Jimmy
Langston of Pecan Gap.
Carl is the son of Mrs. Armeli Wilson, of Honey Grove. Carl is presently
employed by Honey Grove Nursing Center. All friends and relatives are
invited to attend the ceremony.
Delta County.
The Cooper Development Com-
pany directors have let the contracts
for construction of five frame houses
to be erected on approximately four
acres of land on the comer of West
Kaufman and Southwest 10th St. to
the Harry S. Fry Construction Co. of
Paris.
Nine members of the Cooper Bull-
dog football squad will be playing
their final game for CHS Friday night
here against Winnsboro, and the loss
of these players to graduation will
leave a large gap in the lineups next
year. The seniors include Harold
Carlise, Tommy Burleson, Tommy
Coleman, Gary Chandler, Wendell
Preas, Glendel Blevins, Ezelle Scott,
Benny Allen, and Bill Warner.
FORTY YEARS AGO
“Present plans call for dirt to be
moved to start on the Cooper Dam
and Reservoir in early 1960,” so said
Col. George M. Cookson, district en-
gineer of the New Orleans District,
U.S. Corps of Engineers, Monday, at
a luncheon meeting held at the Delta
Country Club.
After a week’s rest the Cooper
Bulldogs will wind up their 1958 sea-
son in Rockwall Friday night. Oddly
enough although the locals have had
a week to rest, they will go into the
Rockwall game with more injuries
than in any other game this season.
Starting end Whitney Miller, Dan
Kesler, Hershel Wheat are all on the
injured list suffering from ailments
ranging form a fractured rib to an
ankle.
I didn’t know so many people
read my opinion but I’ve found out
there’s quite a few.
I had a letter from a concerned
citizen, that’s how he or she signed
off. Who ever they are they
mentioned the wrong person and I’d
like for them to know they got the
wrong pig by the rail. I told them
how to find out. Just call your
property insurance dealer and ask
why you can’t get flood insurance.
They will inform you but please
don’t accuse the wrong party. He
has nothing to do with it. I suppose
I opened a new can of worms when
I mentioned flood insurance. If
Cooper got a flash flood of what they
got in Del Rio all of Cooper would
be flooded.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist
to figure that Cooper is flat and has
poor drainage. If the rains come
hard and fast we will be wading
water in our homes. We don’t want
that. We don’t need that, but we
could get that and the only answer
is to have flood insurance.
No one seems able to predict the
Texas weather for more than a few
days at a time nor more they can
accurately predict when an
earthquake will hit California. The
Texas weather is just about as
predictable as a jealous angry
woman and you know you can’t tell
what she’s liable to do.
By the way, I don’t know how
you, or a few of you, could read
something that absolutely didn’t
even hint that someone was dealing in
drugs.
People called me and I don’t know
anyone dealing in anything that did not
stop them for reading the wrong
message. I will say this - if you found
the word dealing in my opinion you
are the one with a problem because I
did not even suggest anyone was
dealing.
If I saw it in person I would not put
it in print, but I can honestly tell you I
have never accused anyone of doing
that. That is a very serious crime and
I’ll be the last one to get off into
something I know nothing about, and
besides that I am not qualified to judge
anyone or what they do. I am not
interested in other people’s business.
That’s not my job.
There’s only one thing that I am
always and forever will be interested
in, the welfare of your children.
Children are the innocent people and
if I see any child being abused I will
do what I have to do to stop it. My
tolerance is very low where abusing
children is concerned. All of us have
to keep them safe and protect them
when necessary.
Nobody owns a child, you might
have given birth to them but no title of
ownership. They are human beings,
bom free in the U.S. A. so we owe them
because they are helpless. They are
the leaders of tomorrow. Don’t lie to
any child.
Remember that is child is learning
and he is learning from adults. He is
the citizen of tomorrow. Treat him
right and he will go far.
Stop and Smell the Roses
Attention
Deadlines
The Cooper Review now has new deadlines. All
Advertising and news articles need to be in our office no
later than 5:00p.m. Monday before each issue. Anything
brought on Tuesday will not run until the next week.
Since Fridays are slow for us, it would help us out if
your ads or news articles could be brought in on the Friday
before each issue, if possible.
It gives us extra time to do a better job for you!
THANK YOU!
Theresa Kisic and Beth Stone
Editor
Theresa Kisic
Pu blisli crs/Ow ners
Tim and Lynne Gregory
Typesetter
Beth Stone
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