The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 6, 1996 Page: 1 of 18
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Saturday. January 6, 1996
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See BURIAL, Page 10A
Crime clearance rate high
By JIMMY BROWN
ground checks) before concealed''1 Department of Public Safety of-
See CRIME, Page 10A
Candidates file for state, local posts in primary
See CANDIDATES, Page 2A
Operators complete new wells
See OIL & GAS, Page 9A
Lingie seeks constable post RobRoy aims for industry recognition
Richard Lingle of Big Sandy, advanced instructor and emer-
See ROBROY. Page 2A
See IINGLE, Page SA
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briefly speaking
Concealed gun law
popular in county
Environmental study
unearths burial site
Weekend
Edition
Announcement of the selec-
tion was made by David
the Gilmer site to ensure the
relics were handled properly,
and "he agreed we were show-
ing proper respect for their an-
cestors.”
After the study is complete,
Wiersema said, the remains
would probably be turned over
to the Caddo Nation for
reinterment
three main steps: Identify cul-
tural resources, testing, and
mitigation.
He said a “forensic anthro-
pologist” had been brought in
after the remains were found.
He added that a representative
of the Caddo Nation, currently
FFA alumni to meet
Gilmer FFA alumni will meet Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. in
the Gilmer High School ag building. Everyone is invited to
attend.
J. McQuary, Paul Womack.
• Judge, Court of Criminal
Appeals, Place 3—John Brad-
ley, Cheryl A. Johnson, J Gary
Trichter, Tom Price.
• State Rep. District 5—Dan
Flynn.
• Chief Justice, 12th Court of
Appeals District—Tom B
Ramey Jr. (incumbent).
• Commissioner, Upshur
County Pct. 1—Jerry M. Laden
• Commissioner, Upshur
County Pct. 3—Ennis Jenkins.
• Constable, Upshur County
Pct. 3—Jerry Kuhn.
Major dates relating to the
spring primaries include:
• Jan. 10: Last day candi-
dates may withdraw from gen-
By MAC OVERTON
The Upshur County Sherifs Office clear-
ance rate on crime was 45 percent in 1994, the
last year for which statistics are available,
according to Cnme in Texas 1994, compiled by
Crime Information Bureau of the Texas De-
partment of Public Safety
The statistical report catalogs offenses in-
eluding murder, rape, robbery, assault, bur-
glary, larceny and auto theft.
According to the report, there were 424 total
offenses in the county in 1994, including one
murder, four robberies, 54 assaults, 199 bur-
glaries. 157 larceny offenses and nine auto
thefts. A total of 191 offenses were cleared.
Sheriff Buck Cross said he has about a
dozen deputies to patrol 23,774 square miles.
The Big Sandy Police Department, with
three officers, also cleared 45 percent, or 13 of
the 29 offenses reported there.
Ore City Police, with three officers, cleared
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Caddo period. That would place
the burial at about 1400 to 1500
AD.
"We’re found six or seven sites
as a result of the Gilmer per-
mit,” Wiersema said.
He said that his firm has been
working with the City of Gilmer
56 percent, or 10 of 18 offenses in that city.
The Wood County Sheriff’s Office, with 19
deputies (1993), had a clearance rate in 1994
of 31 percent, with 175 of 558 offenses cleared.
Wood County, with a population of 20,848, is
similar in size to Upshur County.
Mineola Police Department (Mineola, with
4,453, has a comparable population to Gilmer)
had a clearance rate of 10 percent, with 8 of 84
offenses cleared.
Hawkins, similar in population to Big Sandy
and also with three officers, had a clearance
rate of 37 percent, representing 27 of 73 of-
fenses cleared.
The Gregg County Sheriff’s Office, which
covers a rural population of 17,914, had a
clearance rate of 38 percent, with 223 of 592
offenses cleared.
In Cass County, which had 24,785 residents
run mental impact studies on the
area which will be flooded by
the lake.
He said Dr Peter Nichols is
heading his company’s team
doing the study in the Gilmer
area.
Wiersema said the study,
which is required before the
Corps of Engineers and Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency
will issue final permits, includes
LOCATION HAS been
staked for the No. 1 Parrish
Unit in the Rosewood Field,
Upshur County, about 10 miles
north of Gilmer The 11,300-f.
test is in a 348-acre lease in the
J.W. Cleghorn Survey A-74.
BRG Petroleum of Tulsa is op-
erator.
Flowing 1,337,000 CFgasper
day on a 1.25-inch choke, the
No. 5 Hayes has been completed
in the Willow Springs Field in-
side the Longview city limits.
Sonat Exploration is the op-
erator.
The well earned a 1,658,000-
By MAC OVERTON
The president of an Austin
company which is performing
an environmental impact study
for the city of Gilmer confirmed
the recent discovery of what is
believed to be a Caddo Indian
burial site.
The discovery was made a
few days before Christmas in
the Kelsey Creek bottom area
off FM 852 which will be flooded
by Lake Gilmer
According to Jim Wiersema,
president of Horizontal Envi-
ronmental, the discovery is not
expected to delay the Lake
Gilmer project.
He said that the site, at which
skeletal remains were found, is
bebeved to be from the Late
Upshur County Reserve Deputy
Sheriff and dispatcher, has an
nounced his candidacy for Up-
shur County Constable, Pct. 3
He is a Democrat.
Lingle said he seeks to serve
the citizens of Pct. 3 by utilizing
his 22 years of experience in la w
enforcement
He has more than 2,500 hours
of training and holds a master’s
FSA office day set
Farm Service Agency (formerly Farmers Home Adminis-
tration) will have an office day in Upshur County from 9 a m
to 12 noon, the first Thursday of each month beginning Jan.
4
This is for farmer program loans only. The office is located
at 521-B Cypress St. in Gilmer.
If you have any questions regarding these services in this
area, please call 903 572 3361
Marshall and Palmer said
Evans was selected to help
RobRoy build an industry-wide
reputation to match the excel-
lent quality of their products.
“Our Plasti-Bond products
are the undisputed quality
leader in PVC coated conduits,”
Marshall said. "Every industry
• Constable, Pct. 3—Joseph
Richard Lingle Jr., Rolan
Donald Corley and Stanley Eu-
gene Jenkins (incumbent).
• Constable, Pct. 4—Cloddie
Darwin Henson.
REPUBLICAN
• President—Steve Forbes,
Mary “France LeTulle, Lamar
Alexander, Richard G. Lugar,
Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, Patrick
J “Pat" Buchanan, Alan L.
Keyes, Charles E. Collins, Morry
Taylor, Susan Ducey.
• U.S. Senator—David
Young, Phil Gramm (incum-
bent), Henry C. (Hank) Grover.
• U.S. Representative, Dis-
trict 1—Hamp Hodges, Dennis
Boerner, Ed Merrit.
• Railroad Commissioner—
Carole Keeton Rylander, Rob-
MI ‘R,
CFD rating on absolute open
flow
Bottomed at 9,285 feet, the
well was perforated to produce
from the Travis Peak Forma-
tion, 8,816 to 9,183 feet into the
hole.
ANOTHER GAS well has
been brought on line in Gregg
County’s end of the Oak Hill
Gas Field, 1.7 miles west-south-
west of Easton.
The well is known as the No.
7 A.C. Garrett Unit.
It was drilled by Union Pa-
Marshall, RobRoy president, systems in corrosive or chroni-
and Bill Palmer, national sales cally-wet environments such as
manager. petrochemical plants, paper
RobRoy Industries recently mills, and food processing
relocated the headquarters of Plants
its Plasti-Bond manufacturing RobRoy PVC coats interior
and distribution to Gilmer from and exterior conduit, connectors
Pittsburgh, Pa. Plasti-Bond is and accessories, and sells prod
the market leader in coated con ucts through wholesale distribu-
duit products designed to pro- tors and manufacturers’ rep
tect both workers and electrical firms nationally.
sion—Hector Uribe.
• State Representative, Dis-
trict 5—Bob Glaze, incumbent.
• Sheriff—R.D. “Buck" Cross,
incumbent; Jerry Lynn
Grunden, Barney Grant Smith,
AC “Bo" Weir, and Robert
Alderson.
• Tax Assessor-Col lector—
Mike Smith (incumbent).
• Commissioner, Pct. 1—
Gaddis M Lindsey (incumbent),
John Ferguson and Huey C.
Jones.
• Commissioner, Pct. 3—
David Grant Loyd (incumbent)
and Rick Jackson.
• Constable, Pct. 1—Terry
W Pyeatt, Stanley Preston
Fisher and Joel K Bullock.
• Constable, Pct. 2—William
A. Rogers.
73806- :3
DALLAS AND Houston op- Bottomed at 10,935 feet, the
erators are continuing to main- Barbee Unit was perforated to
tain the intensive pace of gas produce from the Cotton Valley
well completions in Upshur Formation, lO,328to 10,742feet
County. The Dallas-based into the hole.
McBee Company’s No. 3 Barbee It flowed 1,423,000 CFD on a
Unit has been brought on line in 1.25-inch shoke.
the Rosewood Field five miles The Walker well probed to
northwest of Gilmer, and Hous- total depth of 11,053 feet and
ton-based Amoco’s No. 1 Isabella was perforated for production
Walker has been completed in mtheCotton Valley Formation,
the Glenwood Field four miles 10,764 to 10,850 feet into the
north of White Oak. wellbore.
The wells were rated at When gauged on a 1-inch
1,810,000and 1,901,000 CF gas choke, it showed ability to pro-
per day on open flow, respec- duce gas at the rate of 1,159,000
tively. CF per day.
ert A. Wood.
• Chief Justice, Supreme
Court—Tom Phillips (incum-
bent).
• Justice, Supreme Court,
Place 1—John Cornyn (incum-
bent).
• Justice, Supreme Court,
Place 2—James A Baker (in-
cumbent).
• Justice, Supreme Court,
Place 3— Greg Abbott, incum-
bent
• Judge, Court of Criminal
Appeals, Place 1—James
(Daniel) Boone, Sue Holland,
Matthew Paul, Janice Law, Su-
san Baetz Brown, Jeffrey B
Keck, Glen Beaman
• Judge, Court of Criminal
Appeals, Place 2—MikeKeasler,
Bran Wiewel, Pat Barber, Ray
Both major parties have a Jim Chapman, Victor Morales,
large number of candidates John Odam.
seeking nominations for federal, • U.S. Representative, Dis-
state and local offices in the trict 1—Jo Howard, Tommy
March 12 primary elections. Kessler, Max Sandlin.
in Upshur County, three can • Chief Justice. Texas Su
didates are running for offices preme Court—Andrew Kupper.
as Republicans They have no • Justice, Supreme Court,
primary oppostion, and will be Place 1—Patrice Barron
on the ballot for the Nov 5 gen- • Justice. Supreme Court,
eral election Place 2—Gene Kelly
Candidates by party. who . Judge, Court of Criminal
filed the Tuesday night dead Appeals, Place 1
—Bob Perkins,
bine include Frances Northcutt.
DEMOCRATS • Judge, Court of Criminal
• President—Bill Clinton (in- Appeals, Place 2—Charles
cumbent), Willie Carter, Sal Holcomb, Gary Taylor, Norman
Casamassina, Ted Gunderson, Lanford, Winston Cochran.
Dr Heather Ame Harder, Fred • Judge, Court of Criminal
Hudson, Lyndon LaRouche, Appeals, Place 3—Frank
Elvenna Lloyd-Duffle. Maloney.
•U.S. Senate—John Bryant, • Texas Railroad Commis-
gency telecommunications li- The Conduit Division of
cense/certification through the RobRoy Industries, located in
Texas Commission on Law En- Gilmer, has announced the se-
forcemeat. lection of Evans Manufacturing
Lingle has worked for the Communications of Dallas as
New Orleans Police Depart- agency of record. RobRoy man u-
ment, Hawkins Police Depart- factures Plasti-Bond, coated
ment, Gladewater Police De- electrical conduit for use in cor-
partment, and Big Sandy Police rosive environments.
The state’s new concealed handgun licenses can be issued. fice said that “more than 200"
handgun license law which be- The Mirror was unable to ascer- permit application cards have
came effective Jan. Ihas proven tain the number of concealed been issued by that office as of
popular in East Texas as well as handgun licenses that have been Jan. 2.
in othersections of the state and issued to Upshur County citi- The statistics of the new con-
Upshur County is no exception. zens under the new law. cealed handgun law are a clear
Lt. Robert A. Cromley, His course which costs $125 indication of the law’s popular-
Upshur County Sheriff’s Depart- includes eight hours classroom ity. According to the DPS,
ment officer and firearms in- instruction and two or more 170,000 application requests
structor who has conducted hours on the pistol firing range. have been received and 153,000
handgun classes in Gilmer for He said the course offers most of have been mailed out. “More
some months reported that 60 the law’s requirements which than 35,000" applications have .
persons have completed his 10 include fingerprints, photo and been returned to the DPS for
to 15 hour course that is re- the application process.
quired by law (along with back A spokesperson for the Gilmer See HANDGUNS, Page 2A
$25 .2 "
Mirror Photo
A TRAVEL TRAILER guards the site off FM 852 where what is apparently a Caddo Indian burial site was
discovered recently by a team doing an Environmental Impact study for the city of Gilmer The site is in
an area which will be flooded by Lake Gilmer
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Overton, Mac. The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 6, 1996, newspaper, January 6, 1996; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1479061/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Upshur County Library.