The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 17, 1997 Page: 2 of 22
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PagAA-THEGILMER MIRROR, Gilmer, Texas May 17,1997
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Letterhead • Envelopes • Business Cards
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Resumes • Newsletters • Brochures
Programs • Invitations • Flyers
Forms • Tickets A more!!!
Call or come by today!
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printing needs!
Camp County proposes
housing inmates here
Camp County would house Tommy Stanley.
percent from this time last
year’s figure of $39,213.65.
Payments to date in 1997 are
7,463,419.37
268,783.98
109,999.94
272,524.50
195,328.60
96,034.97
1,f87,431.09
5,809,561.12
205,094.50
UNION GROVE
GLADEWATER
LONGVIEW
PITTSBURG
QUITMAN
MINEOLA
WINNSBORO
DAINGERFIELD
MOUNT PLEASANT
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day when it is the site for the a.m. to 5 p.m.
traditional Cherokee Rose Fes-
tion May 8. He said he did so at prisoners to Camp County, but
the request of Pct. 2 Comm, may have to at some point.
3rd graders tour museum
Historic Upshur Museum iature flags will be sold for $1
has been a center of activity each.
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security at Ambassador Uni-
214 East Marshall • Gilmer
(903)843-2503 • FAX (903)843-5123
$367,700.70
81,363.97
3,451.43
20,380.82
3,258.75
218,801.46
7.667,194.37
244,395.19
89,529.74
403,784.00
176.969.32
103,674.66
1,146,237.70
9,023,998.05
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52,876.92
1,749,922.91
60,012.44
18,824.86
93,506.56
40,351.77
21,945.04
265,763.37
2,122,041.66
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Parts, Supplies A Accessories
Plumbing • Electrical • Appliances
Hardware • Toilet Chemicals • Etc.
Cly Mobile Home Sales
Old Coffeeville Rd. • Gilmer
(903)797-6525
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Paul Goughnour, Laura Dodd,
Shawna Donnell, Amanda
Lester, John Johnston and Jodie
Elwell. After the graduation cer-
emonies, a reception honored the
students. Over 200 people at-
tended the event.
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Conner said the prison
would housa every kind of in-
mate except those on death
row. He said prisoners would
either be returned to Hunts-
ville or sent to the probation
offices in their home counties.
Some residents expressed
worries about prisoners escap-
ing.
of the increase).
(See chart accompanying
this article for statistics on
other area cities.)
Jail-------------- State Comptroller John
___ Sharp delivered a total of
Continued from Page 1 $216.5 million in monthly sales
locally. Homeowners wanted tax payments to 1,086 Texas
to know whether they would cities and 117 counties.
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. from seminary, Sunday evening,
May 11. Gilmer graduates were:
Show Your Graduate
How Proud You Are!
Loans up to M35
Cell or come by today. We love to say "YES!"
Phone Applications Taken-Credit Starter Loans are Available
SECURITY FINANCE
Lynn Johnson * Tobbie Howsman
210 Jefferson • Gilmer
903-843-3046
• Mapping
• Forest planning
• Forest improvement
* Timber damage appraisal
* Timber marking and harvesting
* Assistance in obtaining seedlings
• Assistance in qualifying for forest tax appraisals
• Advice about forestry incentive programs and public
and private timber management assistance funding
• Forest economics and financial analysis of forestry
investments
e DEAN LUMBER CO.
South Montgomery & Dean • Gilmer, TX 75644
903/843-3851 •903/843-2457 •1-800-441-8552
MAY SALES TAX STATISTICS
mTrAnamr mrnmaNTS iMtrAnmrrs % change
Stolen truck
recovered
Gilmer police recovered a Sonoma Cheney Plunkett of
1990 Chevrolet pickup truck Bayclift visited with cousins,
Wednesday night. The truck Laurice Dodd and Jeannine
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rial service was a great Mother’s again for this service.
Day tribute to her. Sis. Cemeteries are family gath-
OILMER .
BIG SANDY
E. MOUNTAIN
ORE CITY
Stacy Laminack
to wed
Kari Cleghorn
Mathis C. and Ruth Cleghorn
of Foreman, Ark. announce the
She said matching funds would Shade” were featured in the engagement and approaching
be available for sewer up- video. marriageoftheirdaughter,Kari
grades. Band members include to Stacy Laminack, son ofRonnj
The proposed site is a 50- Russell Burks, keyboard, R. and Sherron Laminack of
acre tract on FM 1649 about a Hallsville; Herry Burns, drums, Gilmer. The wedding will be an
Longview; Bill Salmon, acoustic event of June 14 at 2:30 p.m. at
guitar, Hallsville; Ken the First United Methodist
Hutchison, bass guitar, Church.
Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Joe The bride-elect is a graduate
Rodriquez, lead guitar, back-up of Foreman High School, Fore-
vocal, Houston; Ralph Woods, man,Ark. and Louisiana Tech-
versity, taught defensive driv- lead vocal, Gladewater; and meal University,Ruston, La. She
ing there for many years. Delwin Lovell, vocal and sound 18 employed at Gilmer Indepen-
He estimated start-up costs tech, Hallsville. dent School District.
at $408. He said a class of 30 Bring your favorite pet to the The prospective groom is a
once a month would generate Yamboree Livestock Pavilion at graduate 0f White Oak High
$750 monthly for the city. 2:30 p.m for the Pet Show. Pets School and is employed at Lone
Stolley said he will teach will be judged on Best Dressed, star Steel. All friends and rela-
the class at no charge. Stupid Pet Tricks, Purebred/ tives are invited to attend.
story, visiting and paying re-
spect to the people she loved.
crushed vertebra Hast. .. Garrison
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Gilmer High School Senior ofTexanatTylerwithadege
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gery at East Texas Medical . b-au-A • F10*
Center in Tyler for a crushed Jerry, and Suzanne Pilcher,
vertebra Tuesday, after she hosted.a graduation party at
was in a one-vehicle accident Mercado s in her honor. Several
onthewaytoschoolthatmorn- cousins andlaunts from Dallas,
have a chance to express oppo- “The Texas economy contin- ing. , , . aneandMaHa Karen
Upshur County prisoners un- Under the proposal, Camp sition to the prison. ues its slow, steady expansion School assistant supennton- Eiranouniscinda Steinbach,
deraproposedinterlocaingre- County wouldPhous up to 12 Conner said that if signifi- and Mayr sales tax rebates to dent Pat Clark mud .p>e« of atMdtdaseahorn,coordinator
mentmade by commissioners Upshur County inmates for cant, opposition developed, Texas citiesiandcoun hirbonewasugedtotryto for theSesquicentnniMor
with Upshur County Thurs- $40 each dot dav “we’ll back off in a heartbeat.” $19.7 million higher than repair the vertebra. p"40.
day. Upshur County commis- UpshuPounty would also The•company, which already those for May11996, Sharp Surerintendent Larry summer, outlied some exciting
sioners, who must also ratify pay medical expenses for its operates a state jail at Hend- said “Year-to-date, Texas al- nnett said that her spinal evetst’dimerstakelder
the agreement, have not set a prisoners. Camp County would orson, dropped plans to build a locations are running 5.6 per- cor was ruised, not broken, y. ; invited to make and
date to consider it. receive $75 whenever its second facility there after a cent ahead of the first five and that treatment withan weer-anonercntumett the
UpshurCountysheriffBuck Sheriffs Office has to trans- petition in opposition was months of last year ” experimental drug designed to wentinPJusetbHelattthe
Cross had contacted Camp port a prisoner to a doctor or signed by more than 800 This month s sales tax re- e p nerves ea was to start YmLine Park. There will be a
County Sheriff Alan dentist for a non-emergency. people- batersinc lude localsalestaxes day. wax museum, featuring famous
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Stolen truck
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had been reported stolen from Austin, and her high school
in front of Nobles Refrigera- friend, Sylvia Futrell, Wednes-
tion off Hwy. 154 West on Tues- day.
day afternoon. Twenty-two seniors from the
Gilmer Police Chief James Gilmer Texas Stake, graduated
Grunden said the truck was
located in the 500 block of Pe-
can Street. A 17-year-old white
male has been arrested in the
theft, Grunden said.
He said police are also in-
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Bill Marshall will present a he has also attended a sympo-
program of hymns and Gospel sium in Dallas on the assassi-
music on the pump organ from nation.
11:30 a.m. until noon. The or- Edwards said the tragic
gan was a gift to the Museum event of Nov. 23, 1963 is not
in 1995 by the family of something frozen in time.
Norman Elvin Ray (1920- Rather, he said, it continues to
1983). be analyzed.
Under the oak trees in front The crime caused many
of the museum, “gourdologists” changes in the nation, he said.
Fred Hayes and his family, wife As one example, the murder of
Clarita, son Darryl, daughter a president was made a fed-
Lynn Gagna and her husband, eral crime. At the time of
Kevin, all of West Mountain Kennedy’s death, he said, the
will display their wares. only law that the assassin
The Hayes’ West Mountain broke was the Texas law
Gourd Farm supplies craft- against murder. This was the
ready gourds in all shapes and reason the Dallas County coro-
sizes to be decorated in many ner was reluctant to release
ways. the president’s body for the
Brenda Brannon, who pur- return to Washington,
chases Hayes decorated gourds Edwards pointed out.
for her Gilmer shop, has seat He showed the famous movie
up a display of some of them in film made by an amateur spec-
the old stare section of the tator, Zapruder, and analyzed
museum. why he thinks it impossible
Historic Upshur Museum that the president was slain
mugs and Upshur County Ses- and Gov. John Connally
quicentennial mugs will be sold wou nded by the lone gunman,
for $2 each at the Museum Gift Lee Harvey Oswald, as the
Shop. Sesquicentennial min- Warren Commission reported.
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last May s_figure of Hamberlin was the last survi- graveside eervice for Don Bar-
vor of William Jasper and row was held at the Kelsey Cem-
Martha Lindsey’s 16 children, eAery. Most of the same family
On Saturday, the family memo- members and friends gathered
McCandless after the jail in Cross said Upshur County
Gilmer failed a state inspec- did not yet need to transfer
The council awarded a bid of Pedigree, Most Wonderful Pet
$195,789 to Simon Traylor and and Obedience Fun Match.
Sons Inc. for culvert and drain- There will also be a Canine Good
age work. Citizen’s award given.
They also voted to provide On Sunday for all the horse
$7,000 to the park fund to com- lovers, the Trailride will begin
plete construction on the new at 1 p.m. at the Yamboree
city park, including finishing Grounds. (Coggins required),
a walking trail and lighting it, For more information, or to
completing a volleyball court, obtain registration forms, come
and providing cement work for by the Chamber of Commerce at
On the north side of the square
Conner said that escaping Texas Posse will perform from
-----------------------prisoners don’t stay close to noon to 4 p.m. This band was
tival Quilt Show. Speaker: JFK killing the prison. one ofthe opening performers at
Seme 130 third-graders u___ He said the prison would the Yamboree Barn Dance in
from Gilmer Intermediate CaUSCU CHungeS cost $20 million to build. It 1996. They are seven talented
School enjoyed a field trip to would employ about 250 and musicians, all with the same
the museum on Thursday. Fri- The assassination of Prem- would have a payroll of $6.1 goal—to entertain their audi-
; day, volunteers were busy pre- dent John F. Kennedy in 1963 million and an operating bud- ence. They play primarily top 40
1 paring the quilt show and new was the subject of a program get of about $2 million yearly a country, yet have the versatility
i preectedfothhaGimenRo. Construction would take to interject al Eypes of music, vestigated , fire which oc-
. ingdisplayofapwnsndmemo-t tary V D. about a year. rangingfromrocktobluestorap curred in the nAner nimi. of
: rabilia from the more than 60- Edwards Gilmer High School He said that after he sub- inttheirperformance.Theyals , pite Peprwise
y..r history ofthe festival. social studies teacher. mits a report to Management have the unique quality of in- m ^Ld.?
Many type, of quilts will be He was introduced by and Training Corporation on Volving their audiencein their -W^do^.y^f
. shown, including family quilts Benson Fowler, who had the fivelocations being consid- performance, whether dancing jurt left a lighted cigarette or
that have been passed down. chargeofthe program. Fowler ered at the end ofthe month, a or listening.Al will enjoy their pitnsmdgstttgreteror
quilted clothing, wall-hang- said that Edwarda. who was short list of finalists will be shov 1 "as deliberately set, he
: ings, baby quilts, and quilt tops born on President Lincoln’s released. Public hearings will Texas Posse has onened for
waiting to be quilted. Admis- birthday, had been research- be called, he said. artists such as Ricky Lynn Gregg
sion is free. ingtheKennedy assassination Upshur County Economic and Leroy Parnell. They have
Lucille Henson, retired Har- for3oyearsHesaidhehas Development Director Sara also beenjoined on stage by Neal
mony Elementary School accumulated 180 bookson the Dumas said that the city would McCoy. Recently, Texas Posse
teacher, will present her read- subject, the complete Warren be eligible for state grants for was showcased in Nashville
ing from “Hiawatha’s Child- Commission Report, docu- economic development and where they filmed their first
hood” by Longfellow at 11:15 merits concerning the investi- matching funds for sewer- video. Two oftheir original songs,
a.m. Mrs. Henson will be gation carried on by the U. S. plant upgrades if it is chosen. “Chase Her” and “Shadow and
dressed in Indian attire. House of Representatives and - -
$1,590,576.60. For the year its
receipts are up 2.73 percent.
Tyler received
$2,122,041.66 this time, an
increase of 72.64 percent over
this time last year’s figure of Hamberlin was a great mother, ering placesinamallcommuni-
$1,229,113.86. For the year grandmother,friendandworker. ties. One lady commented that
its receipts are up 55.33 per- Rhe w known by ammral affiw- she strolled through the cem-
cent (the Rose City recently ."—-“5 °- - "
raised its sales tax rate by 50 Giri sustains
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Overton, Mac. The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 17, 1997, newspaper, May 17, 1997; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1495044/m1/2/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Upshur County Library.