Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 4, 1982 Page: 2 of 8
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EDITOHIALS
amusements
FEATURES
1ARY
ELTA
j In Years Gone By
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Business Optimism/Caution
grgr Joyce earned ne* Asso-
S1XTY YEARS AU
THIRTY YEARS AGO
under control
and
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ter
SEVENTY YEARSA(
FORTY YEARS AGO
That Wonderful Year 1922
CANCER
Oliver Wendell Holmes
(To Be Continued)
New folks at the Delta Cour.-
try Club Joe and Rose Oldham
THE
POSSE
AQUARIUS
Jan. 20-Feb. 18
CAPRICORN
Dec. 22-Jan 19
it is the folly of the
world, constantly, which
confounds its wisdom.
SAGITTARIUS
Nov. 22-Det . 21
Before Apollo’s chariot, the
sun Across the morning sky is
drawn There are bright and
magic moments. W'e call the
Deha Countv dawn.
the outdoors
maintenance
he* cooKm<
RoOer Marshal anc Peggy
Haliman Alter a*e accndema
Delta Countians The» tvec tr
Corpus Cnnst tkurry two years
where Ruber woned a' the
in
F
Where it makes sense to do
sc many existing public ser-
vices could be provided bv
profit-seeking firms. Goods and
services could be prov ided more
efficient!) and taxpavers' mon-
ev saved
GEMINI
Mar 21-June 20
LIBRA
Sept. 23-Oct. 22
taier ec net; of Colteer Lynch
Rose ptav g- got* Joe th
SCORPIO
Oct. 23-Nov. 21
TAURUS
Apr 20-Mav 20
VIRGO
Aag. 23-Sept. 22
PISCES
Feb. 19-Mar. 20
ARIES
Mar 21-Apr 19
R J. Stokes has bourn
house recently erected ■
L Ratliff in the Ratliffaa
The City Council «i
Monday night and on
election to fill the vacant
mayor s office caused M
nation of Mayor Cooped
Cabeen. acting mayorM
suggested for the place J
as D H Lane. J. R Albq
D Jordan. J. L Dana
other prominent citizen.'
LEO
July23-Aug. 22
de-
m-
and
the
The American Legion Post
Cooper was reorganized with
P Salmon as its commander
Other officers include Taylor
Poe. vice commander: H R
Chesnut, adjutant and service
man. and Ocie Millard, treas-
urer.
February 10, 1851 - Illinois Central Railroad, which helped
open Midwest and ensured growth of Chicago, chartered.
BY
ANGELINI SHARP
an: smal Mar. severteer
months hat fwwr ManfieiC
Joe anc Rone me as felxw
stuoenti a- Mansfietf Higr Joe
puaec up ns oegree it Manet-
:ng at ET anc they iivec ir
Commerce rwc wears before
coming ne’e
The 62nd Distnal
presided over by Judj
man Phillips of CoopJ
lessor to Judge Dohorel
to a successful close TbJ
The Daughters of Mini
their regular meeting J
George Simmons u J
Elected to office were Mm
Tynes, president; Mrs fl
Naylor, vice-president. J
C Hazlewood. secretJ
treasurer: Mrs. JamesM
corresponding secretin
Mrs J H Manon, tna
” Prospects for oil drilling m
Delta county are promising but
matters are moving slowly EL
Howard, a businessman from
Dallas, leased 30 acres of the
John Gnzzle place one mile east
of Enloe for $2.00 an acre and
parties southwest of Klondike
have up a block of "000 acres.”
Under the heading "Ben
Franklin W’ms County Champ-
ionship'' it was reported that
"A large crowd estimated at
1200 to 1500 people attended
the playing of the basketball
finals under the County Inter-
scholastic League on the high
school grounds Saturday.
"On account of lack of time
for all the contending teams in
the county to play here on that
day the committee had arranged
for some of the teams to play
elimination games the previous
week.
"The teams contending for
county championship at Cooper
and the right to represent the
county at the district meet at
Greenville were Cooper High.
East Ward. Pecan Gap and Ben
Franklin.
Early in the day Ben Franklin
played East Ward and defeated
them by the decisive score of 43
to 1. The Cooper team played
good bail but were no match for
the splendid team from Ben
Franklin.
water to supply them and
roads have gotten too bad
them to haul water.”
Some
and Be—•
Private firms a.’eadv in these
areas have usually figured out
less expensive and more effi-
cient wavs of operating. In many
cases studied private firms are
ess cc'Sti'y than public agencies
delivering the same level of
voivement ir. out economy
society policy mate's and
public are iookir.g for a be"e-
way to de things People are
consequently turning to the
market for solutions
The new attention highlights
ar. issue where the parts of the
debate are at least at this point,
greater than the sum From
volunteerism to yobs from phil-
anthropy to privatization peop-
le have come forward with ar.
almost limitless agenda for
business In approaching this
new agenaa we must c
optimism with caution about
what can be done
In a speech to the national
Alliance of Business last Octo-
ber President Reagar said the
innate good sense of the
American people' and the
"long and distinguished history
of private sector generosity "
can help pull the nation through
February 7, 1964 ■ The Beatles, revolutionary English rock
group, arrives in New York City to begin U.S. concert tour.
February 8, 1974 - Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and
William Pogue end 2,017-hour orbital flight aboard Skylab 4.
February 9, 1942 • Former French liner Normandie, being
converted for World War II transport service, burns and
capsizes at berth in New York City harbor.
February 6, 1911 • Ronald Reagan, movie actor, California
governor and President of the United States, born Tampico.
from HISTORY’S SCRAPBOOK
OATES ANO EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS
"Cooper High and Pecan Gap
also played early in the day. the
score being 8 to 6 in favor of
Cooper High. This was the only
evenly matched teams and both
played well.
The final championship game
was played between Cooper
High and Ben Franklin. Again
the Ben Franklin quintet exhib-
ited superior skill and though
Cooper High did splendid work
Ben Franklin took a well earned
game 23 to 5.
"Garmany for Cooper starred
and undoubtedly played the
classiest ball of any one on the
four teams, but it did not win for
his team.
"There was much interest in
the games and the mterscho-
lastic league is more popular as
a result of these games. True
sportsmanship was exhibited by
the contestants and there were
no squabbles to mar the day.”
In other news items appear-
ing in the February 3. 1922 issue
of the Review, it was reported
“There was a great rush at Tax
Collector Williams' office the
last few days of January and it is
estimated that the poll tax list
will include about 3800 names. "
"There were 17.367 bales of
cotton ginned in Delta County
this season as compared to
21.463 in 1921.”
“Tax collections were very
good in the city repons Collector
Clerk and *ayne Templeton.
Tai Assessor-Collector
Connie Gail Lowen - daughter
of Mr and Mrs Conway
Lowery was one of 30 students
of the Registered Nurses pro-
gram at Pans Junior College to
receive her cap tn ceremonies
January 23
Alter v J * liven m B g D
wpras for kocrwel and is
gt ng college courses or. his
we must make the profits
necessary to mate this napper
Ir .roer to fulfil this core
Look to the emotional needs of a young one
in your charge Secrets are revealed and
misunderstandings swept away.
Some excitement on the home front causes
sparts to fly Family possessions are very
much in the picture
Communication with friends and family
consumes a lot of your time, and you really
enjoy it.
Finances and personal possessions are the
basis for misunderstandings with someone at
home
You have a tendency to be overly con-
cerned about what others are thinking of
you. Just be yourself.
There’s a need to be quiet and away from
the demands of others on your time. Re-
tire to your corner.
Organizational meetings are more entertain-
ment than accomplishment. You are just too
amiable to crack the whip.
Conflict with an authority figure can result
in a few unpleasant thoughts A change in
attitude is in order.
Contact with a cultural organization leads to
a most informative lecture which could alter
the way you think.
investment matters are cause for concern.
Be very cautious when dealing with another’s
resources and income
Be careful of another's feelings or you may
find yourself involved in a disagreeable
punch-it-out argument
Your nurturing nature will be busy offering
solace to one who is bitten by the cold bug.
On the political scene. L L.
Allard announced as a candidate
for Delta County Judge; and
Hollis Williams for County
School Superintendent.
Efforts by the agriculture
committee of Delta Chamber of
Commerce for establishing a
Texas Research Foundation
farming svstetn demonstration
plot m Delta County has been
successful with the selection of a
13': acre plot on the Joe
Kitchens farm west of Cooper.
The County Commissioners’
Court has employed Floyd A.
Hunter. Greenville tax special-
ist to aid in bringing the delin-
quert tax roti up tv date in Delta
County.
ns current economic difficulties
The president referred to the
"let's get things done without
the government strain which
runs through U.S history .
Cher the course of the next
three years, nor prof- agencies
around the country will lose
nearly $20 billion ir funding
Business can and should help
softer, the blow of these cut-
backs whet and where we can
Business can de a lot-but
business cannot and should not
try to do it all. cannot and
should not try to ma*ch every
dollar of budget cuts.
Besides, there are equally
important contributions we can
make skilled manpower physi-
cal resources and new ideas
And let's not kid ourselves The
most valuable contribution bus-
iness can make is to flourish in
the new environment created by
a more sympathetic White
House and Congress We must
grow We must create new jobs,
new technologies, new markets
for our goods and services And
sat Be’tv
whe s tn»ee anc Micnae one
• ear Sou Rimer ar eriginee*
with Rockwel. ftotgrr some
an: it Deha County some years
naci
Robe- anc Peggy bough*
.anc joirir.g them son s anc
'e-rec Bv retiree 1 mear
-ne* are nuudmg their house
mev tenc their cuttle and sor
kooe- s they keep tteer pools
stw.tec w ref cat!
*Oung folks and
Martha *eerpe is busy First
ir her :fe her family-rancher
'usband Howard son Wtfharr
'is wife Cheryl and sixteen
month old grandson. J T sor.
Mike anc daughter Debra
William and his are ir Corsi-
cana where he’s witn Mon-
santo Mike is with Done Star
Gas • Sulpnur Springs and
Denra is ar active soph a’ CHS
The Weempes live m Jean
Carrington's house or. SE First,
randy to Cooper First Baptis*
Their three horses Kid. Sugar
and Sugar s colt waiting for a
name are farmed out The rat
temer Tuffv guards the house
They are looking for their
Australian Shepherd. Hugger
who disappeared two weeks
ago.
Martha is busy full time at
Terry Bryan's Appraisal District
office and moonlights as a
weight and health consultant.
She's lost ten pounds herself
and her blue eyes sparkle with
well-being
February 4, 1899 ■ Philippine War begins as U.S. sentry fires on
insurgents under Emilio Aquinaldo.
February 5. 1934 - Sen. Huey P. Long of Louisiana submits his
"Every Man a King” welfare program to Senate.
-etghbor Clyde Adams rushed
ntc Benv » Fas’ Dallas Avenue
office Be**> we've seen Sam
He’s on tha* vacant lot north of
the Courthouse
Betty tore out for the spot
There was Sam. ecstatic when
Sam hasn't
explained and the Hensleys
haven't pressed him They're
just happy to have him back
Joyce Rogen Bookoat is
teaching ful. time at PJC - ir the
According to the January 27.
1922 issue of the Cooper Review
an expenment with a new type
of pavement was to be made in
Cooper
"Two blocks of West Bonham
street extending from the
square are to be paved as an
expenment to try out two kinds
of pavements. One block will be
built with travia and treated
with asphalt oil.
"The other block will be
paved with oil mil) linters and
asphalt oil several inches thick
This block, it is said, will be
noiseless, but the durability of it
is not known.
' 'The expenment w ill cost the
city very little, as the property
ow ners w ill pay for the guttenng
and curb on either side and
Contractor Thompson will bear
the expense of putting down the
pavement himself. The expense
of grading will be paid by the
city.”
R. N. Stovall concluded a
trade with C. H Henson in
which he acquired the entire
interest in the Cooper Hardware
Store.
And. Miss Rosabel Darwin of
this city was entered in the
Southwest Majestic Beauty
Contest in Dallas to select three
of the most beautiful women of
this section of the country to
reign as queens of fashion at
spring style pageant
“A telephone call from Mrs.
Frances Davis and Mrs Claud
Grims to the Olympia Thursday
night about 11 o'clock informed
them that burglars were trying
to enter the Davis garage Galen
Stokes, Walter Click, Otnt
Harrison, Errol Morgan Cald-
well McKinney. Eunice Powell
and Charlie Combs got m a car
and drove out there, but when
they reached the place no <me
was at the garage, but they saw
two men leaving the place "
Marriage license were issued
in January to Eli Pollard and
Willie May Cobbin: J. Lantus
Glanville and Miss Benha
Bates; W. H. Bowers and Miss
Maggie Gunter, Worth Laylon
and Miss Bermalee Covington;
Narvie Lee and Arthie Mark. N.
R Henderson and Nettie Pier-
son; T.L. Smithson and Lola
Miller; Hart Andrews and Beu-
lah Anderson. Fred Pratt and
Lizzie Peebles; Lewis Bigler and
Miss Mabel Nidever.
three Oldhams g: back tc
Mansfieid oher tc visit tnetr
foies They anend St Josepr s
Cbi'tf ir Commerce
nr Be’ F'ankur Suppe* Out
aac go-jd neighbors Roge
Ma*- Shuga- They fe
name it Delta County
policies must achieve further
redu.'tions ir interest rates
'hr. .«:* sensible monetary poli-
cies and continued actions to
reduce gos'err.ment spending
that bnng the fede’ai budget
Healthy econom-
be choked off
Judge L. L.BowJ
the January tenr! 1
Judicial Court SaturdaJ
Mamage licenses k
issued recently to wZ
man and Mary Lo« i
Clyde Couch and Gia*,
ilton
Lamar Fa’”!’ Gravson Hop-
kins Rams and Hunt counties
As of Tuesday morning can-
dicates that had fi’ied for county
offkes included Sam Morgan
an: Berry Fisher for Sheriff
Charles Mickev Goforth Hugh
Nabors and H •' Keenemer for
Comssi.ner Precinct One
Horace A Durham for Com-
rrissi-'e’ Precinct Three Mrs
Alice Wheat for Countv-Distnct
SHaRPTO*^
CXA.
Bu:’ ’ve a* Pearland »itr
-kr-er y ea’ oid sor Scot, six
t*’ '.ild Stevet Higgs B.air J’
aad fou* year oid saugme-
Ske ’ Steve is a pucr for Intf
anc LYN j Nursing Home
.rustrator and has he»d
a -.os* even position in nursing
home weirs
Mance) Mosley J
Gnder were married jl
Oklahoma ThegroonJ
of Mr. and Mrs. A C |
and the bnde is the daJ
Mrs. Minnie Gndero(3
community
Your Week Ahead Horoscope
2/7-2/13 12
■pircuighout much of our
recent history it has beer,
a leged that government has the
pnmary respo'utility for ad
cress ng socia needs economic
development for the inner cities,
pr vidmg transpv-.atiofl. waste
dtsposa health care, education,
jobs and job training, and
numerous other goods and
services While acknowledging
a * >ie exists for government in
most of these areas, is it not
• me • consider private firms
doing more of the yob’
Out neeoec twe good people
Thev move: ir as- November
Joe aeeps bass
snop the g^ens
anc ’epar and
Rose wbc g.r
experience :r tne ui’ge famin
sne was raised tr. serves
B»‘ bey ?nd fulfil mg its tradi-
tions mission, is there a ne»
role for the private sector to
play’ The answer is maybe.
Pe-haps through the pnvaf.za-
•i" : f certain public activities a
better job could be done in the
delivery of "social" goods and
services At least, there is a
grow ng body of evidence, with-
ir •’;» country and from abroad,
that s-ggests private firms can
r.ake a contribution to meeting
some of our social needs
rfor viey of Jot Err Dowr got
•for "ree young sons a regis-
•and B-"ary Spa* >e pu; The
’tigistered par doesr • matter
sajs Betty Sarr is a sweet dog
La$t October Sam disappeared
Fne frantic Hensleys hunted
up and dowr highways and
byways ■ in and out of pastures
Nq Sarr They accepted that
Saar had departed this life
since ’he faithful and loving pe*
had never run off
By Angeline Sharp
Aaron Blankenship's parents,
Daniel Henry - known as Buck •
and Coma (Darnel) Blankenship,
lived in Long Taw They moved
to Cooper and Aaron attended
the old Orphan Annie School,
went on to East Ward, and was
a member of the Cooper High
Class of 42. In his junior year.
Aaron went with the Cooper
School band to play the drums at
a band festival at Longview.
High school students from all
over were there, but Aaron had
eyes only for Mattie Cole, there
with the band from Lufkin (she
played clarinet). They swapped
addresses and kept in touch.
Soon after graduation. Aaron
signed on with the U.S. Mar-
ines. From '42 to '45. Buck
Sargeant Blankenship was all
over the Pacific, on and off
islands, doing his bit to keep the
Marines' planes flying. He
wrote to Mattie every time he
had dry paper.
He came back home and
married Mattie and went to pick
up his discharge papers. Next
stop was Commerce. Aaron
enrolled and went straight
through. He entered in Feb-
ruary of '46. worked his way.
majored in Accounting and
earned his Bachelor of Business
Administration in August of '48.
He joined the Burroughs Cor-
poration in Temple, where
daughters Janet and Janie
brought their number to four.
The Blankenships moved up.
*ere transferred to Dallas.
Oklahoma City. Austin, and
Fort W'orth. It was easier to get
home to Delta County from Fort
Worth. They were here week-
ends. holidays, and at every
opportunity.
On February |, 1980. they
m»de the final move. They
bought the last house Hollis
Williams and his students built
and are cozy on Southwest
mth. A happy home • inside
and out. The lovely interior was
a joint venture. Mattie is a yard
person, and it shows outdoors.
Aaron came to Cooper to
retire and stay around the
house That resolve lasted ex-
I H Hickman About $34,000
was collected and S8.000 delin-
quent. The poll tax payments
were 450."
Dan H Jenkins and S. W.
Palmer announced for public
weigher Howard Pickens and
W.N. McGaha for Countv
Treasurer and Claud Brackeen
for Tax Assessor
And, J.C. Tynes completed a
dea. with the Sallie Kingston
heirs in which he bought the 85
acre track of land near Cross
Roads. The consideration was a
little over $1.00 ar. acre There
were 30 heirs to the deed and
they were offered $250 for the
home two years ago but could
not make a deed."
At Klondike. "Fire which was
discovered in the rear of C. L.
Moore's restaurant last Friday
night, destroyed three frame
buildings before the fire was
brought under control.
"The fire department at
Cooper was called and made the
run to Klondike in 13 minutes.
They soon extinguished the
blaze which was menacing the
postoffice when they arrived.
“Mr. Moore’s stock and
fixtures were valued at $500 or
5600 and a total loss. The
building was owned by M E.
Parks. J. B. Allard owned the
second building and the other
belonged to Dr. W. H. Forrester
and was occupied by Mrs.
Sargeant with a racket stock."
The matter of securing a
county agent or farm demon-
strator for Delta County was
considered at a meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce. The
extension department of A&M
College offers to pay $1500 on
the agent s salary if’the county
or city of Cooper will pay the
$1000. The Chamber is consid-
ering raising the money and
paying the amount with the
provision that the agent also
serve as secretary of the Cham-
ber.”
And, Rural Carrier Ed
White says the light showers
that have prevailed have pro-
duced a peculiar situation. The
farmers have not caught enough
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for
mark Aber anc wde Sandra )ne
m Uie Metrupiet - it the
Murpny Communrv near Plane
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This Week’s Spotligl
actly four days after the■
settled in. Aaron appenfl
the Cooper Square uM
Blackwell tapped him
real estate business HM
Aaron had gotten his nM
license in '69. while the;
Austin, tHe thought it®
come in handy.) ■
In Apnl of '80 Aam®
with Joe Blackwell. Thinj®
well in the real estate h®
Aaron made a start I®
insurance business whileO
with Joe.
Last summer. Aaron I
the old Parkhill Cafe ba
rearranged and refurbish
inside to suit himself, u
Farmers' Insurance A I
moved in. Aaron writes?
for some twenty five
companies, but Farmers’
of the Big Three (with Al
and State Farm).
Mattie minds the telefi
the receptionist’s detkl
makes herself useful with!
work and file cabinet •
she's needed. She
stay in the background j
office - she's Chairmwl
Board at home.
First on the Bianke'4
list: their young folks M
one daughter Janet
Toon are nearby in
Granddaughter Terri, j
now, and three year ddR
son Michael Ransom I
Aaron Ransom • a familyj
are in and out of
house. Mike helps heatiM
East Texas State UnM
Janet's on the Hooten
team.
Second daugther
Don Bremer live in Auhfl
five year old Brandon.
the music business. JR
with a wholesale distnbR
Mattie's mother. Mr*
Turner, lives in San A
Aaron’s mother,
Blankenship is a reside®1
Delta Nursing Home **
sister Gwen and W0*
Pickering of Coopet M
touch, as does his sistd
and Marshall Mort <®
Worth.
See. Spotlight, PM’’
The Hovt Ker.nemer family
of Lake Creek has been sub-
mined frorr this area as a
nominee foe the l’“! Farmers
Home Administration State
Fam Far . v ;>f the Year Award
reducing the ability of the
pro ate sector to contribute to a
rati ’.a 'evitaltzanor if these
•’ ernes are not achieved
Sgt Lance L Loftin. Pecan
Gap. has been awarded the
Bronze Star Medal for meritor-
ious service during twelve
months of Korean combat.
Mrs M F Young entertain-
ed at the family home Tuesday
afternoon honoring her daugh-
ter Betty Gail on her 12th
birthday
Mrs Rene Anderson was
selected president of the Junior
Afflatus Cub Tuesday in the
home of Mrs Hugh Tomlinson.
Others elected to office were
Mrs Harry Short Mrs Finnell
Johnson Mrs Hollis Williams.
Mrs. Tomlinson. Mrs. John
Mahler and Mrs Troy Brewer
We are er.gage: it a major
national debate about the res-
pective roles of government an:
the prvat» sect.: After
Of the nmety^
band ding ofthu^J
met in Commerce, tk
^ Cooper Jot,^
1 • t. Nelson, f. j
sham. LaFalco lobs.
Jeter.
Mary Nell Moss g
Jack Edward McKta
Hanna. Thomas E»>
Davts and Aaron 8^
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