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imSUMEDlUiniO. 1M7 VOLUME C8I EMORY, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23,19SS ISSUE NO. 24 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Board Considers
Elementary Addition
by Jaxie King
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THANKSGIVING... and we
are thankful for many, many
blessings in life... like living in
a free country... freedom is a
priceless gift, we need to ap-
preciate it each day... we like
to hear the song of a bird, see
our squirrels run and play in
the yard... for the beauty of the
moon and stars... for rain that
falls... we are thankful for
friends, which we have too
many to count... for family...
for a good bed we enjoy sleep-
ing on... and for our trees,
which whisper to us so often...
We keep remembering many,
many things... good health,
eyes to see our beautiful world,
and to hear the merry cock-a-
doodle-do announcing the
wake-up hours of dawn... it is
wonderful to be here, and we
are thankfitll... for freedom to
worship in any church or
building, or yet just under the
shade of a tree... Best of
wishes to each of you at the
blessed Thanksgiving season,
and every dayI...
AND BY THE WAY, happy
birthday, Vallie Dowd, on your
90th birthday...
IVA LOU INGRAM of Jef-
ferson was here the other day,
came by to see us... she
brought us a Weldon Owens
clipping of his reflections
where he had picked up a por-
tion of You Might Doubt It...
and hi, Weldon Owens, are
you still in Van Zandt Coun-
ty?...
WE RECEIVED a courtesy
Texas Almanac the other day...
and the population given was
Rains County 6,061, Emory
I,Oil Point 602, and East
Tawakoni 433. ..
WHEN WILMA WADE was
In California visiting her sis-
ters, she brought us the La
Jolla Light which she picked
up at Scripps Clinic and Re-
search Foundation where John
Carper is receiving treat-
ment...
AND WHEN PAUL A Mary
Cross were recently in Spring-
field, Missouri, they brought
The News Leader...
AND IN THE MAILBAG:
Dear Kat, Another year passed
so quickly. As usual, the
Leader keeps me up to date on
all the news there. I would love
to hear from Raynell and Lucy
Magee. After 50 years, Emma
Jo Hannan and I are in the
same Sunday school class.
Small world. Enclosed $12.75.
Thanks, Bonnie Choate"...
' 'Having a wonderful time here
in Hong Kong. Our hotel over-
looks the harbor-very beauti-
ful! Shopping is fun and the
Christmas decorations are al-
ready up. One day we had a
tour of islands aboard a motor-
ized junk, as guests of a com-
pany here, followed by a lovely
seafood dinner. Thursday Les
A I took the hydrofoil to Ma-
cau for the day. Tomorrow we
leave and return to Seoul.
Hoping you and the staff will
have a wonderful Thanksgiv-
ing! Love, Shirley (Allred)
Smith...
Rains 4-H
Club to Meet
The Rains 4-H Club will
meet Tuesday, Nov. 21, at
7:00 p.tn. at the fairgrounds
exhibit building.
Joan Chandler, EA-HE, will
be presenting a program on
“low-fat, healthy snacks” plus
the county food show winners
will show their winning dishes.,
All youths ages 9-18 and
their parents are invited to at-
tend.
Reported
The regular meeting of the
Rains ISD Board of Trustees
last Tuesday night was attend-
ed by a small group of people.
All board members were
present, as follows; Bobby
Thomas, Randy Traylor, Betty
Busby, Mike Willis, Claude
Ray, Don Smith and Robert
Ross, as well as Supt. Jerry Gi-
deon.
Before approving the min-
utes of the Oct. 10 i.gular
meeting there was discussion
on the letter which was sent
home with each student infor-
ming parents of the charges for
make-up time. Ray said it was
his understanding that no
dollar amount was to be includ-
ed. Supt. Gideon said it was his
understanding (or
misunderstanding) that it was
to be included. It was the con-
sensus of the board that the let-
ter was a good idea, even
though the State Board of
Education has now ruled that
schools cannot charge for
make-up time or work. It was
pointed out that only high
school is under the 80 days per
semester attendance require-
ments. Grades K through 8 are
under the 160 days per year.
Under policies and proce-
dures, Supt. Gideon brought an
item before th4 board that he
had learned about at a meeting
recently Region VIII where
Northeast Texas schools are
wanting to hire a lobbyist to
help get more state school fi-
nance money in East Texas.
The cost to Rains School
would be 75 cents per ADM,
or approximately $900. After
discussing the pros and cons, it
was the consensus of the board
not to participate at this time.
There were no tax roll ad-
justments, and the board ap-
proved two tax refund applica-
tions. There were no student
transfers.
The board then accepted the
bid from Bridges-Hemphill
Enterprises, Inc. to lease-
purchase a Bluebird bus in the
amount of $41,401, to be paid
in two installments upon deliv-
ery. The school only received
the one bid, and it was from the
same company the other two
buses were bought from. The
cost was up about $1500 from
last year.Mr. Clopton said they
had no complaints with the
other two new buses-good ser-
vice, good mileage and no war-
ranty claims. Supt. Gideon
noted that Rains ISD bought
the very first Bluebird bus in
the state, and now they are
very popular due to the ex-
cellent safety features and good
handling. You now see them
quite frequently on the road.
The matter of a board ap-
pointment to the Rains County
Tax Appraisal District came
before the board. Paul Cason
currently represents the school
and had indicated that he
would serve if asked, but that
he was ready to retire. Two or
three board members had talk-
Contlnued on page 5
City Council Holds
Water Workshop
by Jaxie King
The City Council of the City
of Emory held a workshop last
Thursday night at City Hall to
discuss future water needs for
the City of Emory, City of East
Tawakoni and South Rains
Water Supply Corporation to
datermine water option to be
porchaaed from Sabine River
Authority by Dec. 31st.
Representing the City of
Emory were Mayor Rubye
McKeown and councilmen
Bud Bryant and Susie Joiner,
and prospective councilman
Charles Kovar. Also the city’s
engineers, Reeves Hayter and
Mike Donnan, of Hayter Engi-
neering in Paris.
Representing South Rains
were Marvin Northcutt, Neil
Harris and James Calhoun.
Representing East Tawakoni
were Mayor Allen Blair and
councilmen Tom Sikes, R. G.
Stevens, Edward Polan, Duvid
Marshall and Bonita Washam.
Others present were John
Spence, City Sec. Judy Ran-
som, Asst. City Sec. Linda
Herriage and this reporter.
Reeves Hayter explained
that the City of Emory cur-
rently has water rights for Lake
Tawakoni of one million gal-
lons per day. Growth projec-
tions estimate that by the year
2010 we will need 2.6 million
gallons per day to supply the
three water entities.
When the City of Emory en-
tered into the Lake Fork water
option with the Sabine River
Authority in 1983, the city
reserved an option of 1.6
million gallons per day. How-
ever, according to Hayter’s
projections, only 1 million
Rations will be needed, broken
down as Ibllows: 6(0,000 for
South Rains, 340,000 for Em-
ory, and none for East Tawak-
oni (their contracted amount
from Emory should be suffi-
cient for the next 20 years,
since their growth has not pro-
ceeded as first anticipated).
Mayor Blair said East Ta-
wakoni was not planing to ex-
ercise their option with the
SR A that they took out in 1983
when they thought they could
buy a water plant already on
the lake. Those plans did not
materialize and the City of East
Tawakoni has spent thousands
of dollars on the option without
receiving so much as a drop of
water.
Most everyone present
seemed to be outraged at the
sudden, unjustified and exorbi-
tant increase the SRA is trying
to foist upon the water entities.
When these water options were
first reserved in 1983, the SRA
never told anyone that when it
came time to exercise these op-
tions at the end of 1989 that the
price would increase overnight
to such ludicrous amounts. For
Continued on page 4
Rubye McKeown was sworn in as Mayor of the City of Emory
last Tuesday at the City Council Meeting. Judy Ransom, City
Secretary is reading the oath of office.
Staff photo by Kristy Kirkpatrick
To the Citizens
of Rains County
For those of you who do not
know me, let me take this op-
portunity to intnduce myself.
My name is Alien Blair. I am
63 years old. My wife Jeanette
and I have been married for 41
years. We have three children
and six grandchildren. We
have been property owners in
Rains County since 1972 and
have been residents of East Ta-
wakoni for 11 years.
It is with great pride that I
announce my candidacy for
Rains County Judge on the
Democratic ticket
I am a retired businessman
in the manufacturing housing
industry, of which I served as
President and Chief Executive
Officer for 26 years. I was
honorably discharged from the
Navy, having served in the
South Pacific in World War II.
I am a licensed commercial pi-
lot and hold a flight instruc-
tor’s rating. I am currently
serving my third term as
Mayor of the City of East Ta-
wakoni. I am Past Chairman of
the East Texs Council of Gov-
ernments and still serve on the
Executive Committee. I also
serve on the Executive Com-
mittee of the East Texas Eco-
nomic Development Commis-
sion. I am a member of the
Texas Municipal Courts
Association and a Magistrate
of the State of Texas. I am
President of the Lake Tawak-
oni Lions Club.
Jeanette and I have been in-
volved in civic and community
affairs for many years. This is
our county and ! believe the
government of the county
needs a fresh »pp.\«ch--getting
more of our citizens involved
in civic affairs, to become
more knowledgeable of what
affects our lives as we go for-
ward to accomplish our goals.
If elected, my efforts as your
County Judge will be open,
honest, conscientious, all in
the interest of Rains County
and its citizens.
For those of you that I have
not had the opportunity to
meet, I look forward to visiting
with you in the months ahead.
-Pol. adv. paid for by Allen Blair. 903
Old Mill Lane, East Tawakoni, TX
To the Voters
of Reins Co.
I would like to announce my
candidacy for the office of
County Treasurer. For those of
you who may or may not know
me, I’m Evelyn Kirkpatrick
Malone, daughter of J. T. and
Una Lee Holmes Kirkpatrick.
My husband Bill and son Cody
live just east of Emory on FM
515. We attend Fisherman’s
Baptist Church,
I have worked as secretary
to the County Judge and com-
missioners for the past four
years. Working in this position
I have had the opportunity to
be associated with county gov-
ernment and county financial
operations. My duties include
working with the County Judge
in the preparation of county
budgets.
I realize the responsibilities
and challenges of this office
and feel I am very capable in
meeting these challenges.
I look forward to talking
with each of you in the next
few months; meeting and mak-
ing new acquaintances as well
as renewing old acquaintances.
Your support and influence
would be greatly appreciated.
EVELYN MALONE
-Pol. adv. paid for by Evelyn Malone,
Rt. 1, Bax 262, Emory, TX 75440
Political
Announcements
The following candidates
have announced for office on
the Democratic ticket, subject
to action of the Democratic
Primary on March 3, 1990:
For Co. Treasurer:
EVELYN MALONE
--M. adv. paid for by Evelyn Malone,
Rt I, Box 262, Emory. TX 75440
For County Judge:
ALLEN BLAIR
-Pol. adv. paid for by Allen Blair, 903
Old Mill Lane. East Tawakoni, TX
Still Missing After Three
Years, The A. W. Steed
Case Remains A Mystery
by Linda Hass
The whereabouts of A. W.
Steed are still unknown to fam-
ily and friends, remaining the
Sulphur Springs Police Depart-
ment’s only unsolved missing
person’s case for the past three
years.
Fifty-three year old Steed,
described as a white male, 5 ft.
9 inches tall, weighing 140
lbs., with brown-gray hair and
hazel eyes, was said to have
walked away from his resi-
dence at 341 Woodcrest Dr. in
Sulphur Springs on Aug. 31,
1986, wearing blue jeans, a
western shirt, a western belt
with Steed stamped on the
back, a silver dollar belt buckle
with the initials A. W. emboss-
ed on it, Redwing boots and a
Jorgenson jewel watch, never
to be seen again.
In what was described as a
simple ‘missing person,’ the
Sulphur Springs Police Depart
ment received a phone call
from his now-former wife on
Aug. 31, with Department
Chief Randy Whittle assigned
as the investigating officer in
charge. A few days later, after
receiving numerous phone
Continued on page 4
To All the
Citizens of
Rains County
I would like to announce my
candidacy for Justice of Peace
Prect. 1 for re-election in
March 1990. I will certainly
appreciate your support and
vote. I will continue to treat
everyone alike and serve you
to the best of my ability. Hon-
esty is my policy.
INEZ IVY
Box 329
Point, Texas 75472
Office address:
P. O. Box 156
Emory, Texas 75440
-Pol. adv. paid for by Inez Ivy, P. O.
Box 329. Point. TX 75472
Willow Springs-
Turner Cemetery
The Willow Springs-Tumer
Cemetery Fund received a very
generous contribution from the
Bud & Sadie Hutchins family
and a donation from Max En-
gleman in memory of Ocie &
Bessie Engleman.
FRANCES WILLIS
On Different
Levels of
Ambulance
Service
In last week’s letter I em-
phasized using local personnel.
I want to make it clear that I
believe we should hire people
from outside the county when
necessary and should never
discharge one employee just to
hire someone else. With this
said, it is still extremely foolish
not to use and develop local re
sources.
The lowest level of ambu-
lance service being considered
is State-Certified Basic Life
Support staffed by EMTs, and
while no one wants to go back
to that, I would like to remind
you that only a few years ago
that level was the dream of
small towns and rural areas and
the norm in cities of 10,000 to
20,000 population.
The Advanced Life Support
level requires one EMT Spe-
cial Skills or one Paramedic
and one basic EMT. This level
can insert airways into the
trachea, start I.V.s, and give
I.V. treatment for diabetic
emergencies. There must be
physician authorizations; usu-
ally, at this level, it is by writ-
ten protocol. This requires on-
Continued on page 4
No Community
Thanksgiving
Service Here
No community-wide
Thanksgiving service will be
held here this year.
Most businesses will close
on Thanksgiving; however, the
cities of Emory, Point and East
Tawakoni will be closed both
Thursday and Friday, as well
as the county courthouse offi-
cials will celebrate a 2-day
holiday.
Rains School will also have
a two-day holiday, with school
being dismissed early, at 2:00,
on Wednesday.
New Voter
Certificates
Mailed
The new voter certificates
for use from Jan. 1, 1990,
through Dec. 31, 1991, have
been mailed out as of Nov. 15,
1989. These certificates are
mailed out every two years by
the Voter Registrar, as pre-
scribed by the Secretary of
State’s Office.
If you are a registered voter
and have not received your
new certificate, or the cer-
tificate you have received is in-
correct, please come by the
Registration Office at the
courthouse or call 473-2934.
Reported
LAST CALL!
There are only a few days
left to have a part in the Drop A
Dime, Fill A Stocking fund-
raiser which is being sponsored
by the Rains National Honor
Society. Colorful cans have
been distributed throughout the
business area, and all contribu-
tions will be used to help “fill
the stockings" for Rains Coun-
ty’s underprivileged children.
The students are to be com-
mended for their efforts, and
the response of the citizens is
surely appreciated.
TONYA SPENCER
Representative, Rains Co.
Child Protective
Services Board
WOHDofGOD
He calleth His own sheep try
name, and leadeth them out.
When He hath put forth all
His own, He goeth before
them, and the sheep follow
Him; for they know His voice.
John 10:3,4
Petition
Turned In
A petition dealing with the
consolidation of the four coun
ty road precincts into one
county-wide precinct was turn-
ed in to Judge Chism last Fri-
day. The petition contained the
signatures of 272 registered
voters of Rains County and
asks the commissioners’ court
to call a special election.
The petition reads as fol-
lows: To the Honorable Com-
missioners Court of Rains
County, Texas: We. the under-
signed (being not less than one
hundred ninety-two, that being
the number not less than ten
percent of the number voting
for Governor in the last pre-
ceding general election in
Rains County, Texas) do here-
by petition said Commis-
sioners ' Court to call a special
election, to be held not less
than thirty (30) days as au-
thorized by Section 3.201 of
Article 6702-1, as amended.
Vernon's Texas Statutes, and
Article 41.001, Vernon's Texas
Election Code, after the filing
of this petition with said Com-
missioners ' Court, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the qual-
fied voters of Rains County,
Texas, the question of adopting
the provisions of the ' 'Optional
County Road System in Rains
County ” under the provisions
of said Section 3.201, et seq. of
Article 6702-1, as amended,
Vernon's Texas Statute. The
ballot for such election shall
read: "For the Adopting the
Optional County Road System
in Rains County "or ' 'Against
the Adopting the Optional
County Road System in Rains
County" as provided by law,
and the results certified and
proclaimed by the Commis-
sioners ’ Court.
The commissioners will
have to get the signatures
verified, then call a special
election. The next available
Designated Special Election
Day is Jan. 20th.
Pre-School
fTleet
The next Rains County Pre-
School Story Hour will be
November 27 at the First
United Methodist Church. In-
stead of bringing a sack lunch,
we ask that you send some kind
of drh that your child enjoys
because we are going to have a
Thanksgiving feast to go along
with out Thanksgiving lesson.
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 1989, newspaper, November 23, 1989; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth764648/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.