Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1993 Page: 1 of 16
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8/20/93
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“EASTERN GATEWAY TO LAKE TAWAKONl -
WESTERN GATEWAY TO LAKE FORK”
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EMOET, TEXAS THURSDAY, APRIL 22.1M3 ISSUE NO. 44 PUSLUMED ETEST TUUUDAT
Drainage Project Bid
Awarded to Lc'aI Firm
YOU miSHT
DOUBT IT/
KflTML«n DILI
MOLUE SHELTON, Wills
Point, wearing dark glasses,
was by the office Thursday...
she had eye surgery recently in
February... though there was
no sunshine, the glasses were
worn because of the cloudy
weather, she told us... she left
a check for Bubba Jenkins of
Yantis to help with medical ex-
penses for Bubba, who has
Hodgkins disease...
FRANCES CLINE Snyder
has identified the boy in the
1946 Emory School picture
printed on the “Looking
Back" page last week as Ver-
non Daily... Jim Sisk of San
Antonio contributed the pic-
tures... we appreciate you,
Jim...
WE READ with great sur-
prise of Nancy Lite giving birth
at her Winnsboro home in the
bathtub to an 8-lb. I -<>z. baby
boy... the story says she and
her husband were unaware she
was pregnant, tho her husband
suspected it when she was ill
last winter, but she declined
going to the doctor... the mir-
acle baby and mother are re
ported to be doing well...
WE HAD rain, some thunder
and lightning but no tornado as
the weatherman said to watch
for them for two nights until
/ I :00 p. m., then a ' 'cold
snap ” followed on Thursday
with 40 degrees... and our
friend Sally Dittman says, ac-
cording to thunder in Febru-
ary, we'll have more cold
weather April 24th... she also
told us she had seen fire ants in
the City Cemetery...
JERRY STEVENS, Point,
has brought us some papers,
The Silverton Standard &
Miner, ' ’Silverton's Pioneer
Newspaper Since 1875 ”... and
also the Ouray County Plain
Dealer, ‘ Official Newspaper
for the City and County of
Ouray, Colorado”... we en-
joyed reading and looking
through the newspapers, which
Jerry says they are the second
best to the Leader... he and
Helen are visitors there every
year..,
AND IN THE mailbag this
week: "Dear Kat, Ihank you
so much for the Texas Events
Calendar. It was just what we
needed, and we’re gratejul to
you for providing it. We
spotted the listing for the 46th
Ennis Bluebonnet Trail and
hope to take that 40-mile trail
next week. Sincerely, Jim A
Mildred Barksdale”... ”,Dear
Kat, A group of us from the
Women's Council of the Dallas
Arboretum and Botannical
Garden are on a wildjlower
trip to the Hill Country. We
had lunch at the Stagecoach
Inn in Salado, shopped here at
Sir Wigglesworth, then on to a
tour of the Slaughter/lxftwich
Winery. We then went on to the
lodge at Horseshoe Bay at
Marble Falls, a lovely resort
area with three golf courses.
This morning we drove by
LBJ ’.v ranch and through John-
son City, shopped at San Mar-
cos and had a visit to the Wild-
flower Research Center in Aus-
tin. Love, Sue Prather”...
WELL, WE HAVE heard an-
other one... our friend Irene
Arrington of Garland was here
recently.,. she has been ill and
trying to recover over a period
of three years, tho the surprise
was one of her prescriptions
was over $200 for a month's
supply... we would feel like
collapsing if it had been one
for us... she is already recov-
ering, however, we arc glad to
say...
AND WE HEAR our friend
Wildcat
Drilling
for No. 1
R. 0.
Woodson
Drilling Report
Deep wildcat drilling is
scheduled six miles southeast
of Emory by Phillips Petro-
leum, operating out of El
Dorado, Arkansas
The venture will be known
as the No. 1 R.O. Woodson
and carries authority for
15,600 feet maximum hole.
Phillips has a 65-acre lease in
the James Forsythe Survey
A-80.
Founder’s Day
Art Exhibit
The $50.00 bonds, the rib-
bons, and the judges are
waiting. So...get your artwork
ready! The Lake Country Art
League is sponsoring an art ex-
hibit at the Founder’s Day
celebration Saturday, May 1,
1993.
ART EXHIBIT RULES
1. All artwork from Rains
and surrounding counties is
welcome to be entered and
judged at Founder’s Day.
2. There will be a $5.00 en-
try fee per artwork, with no
limit on the number of entries.
3. All artwork must be
framed, have wire hangers,
and the artists are responsible
for any special props for
displaying their work.
4. All artists are responsible
for delivery and pick-up of
their work.
5. Entries will be received
from 8:00 a m. to 9:30a.m at
the southwest corner of the
Rains County Courthouse
square May I, 1993.
6. No artwork may be
removed before 3:00 p.m. (ex-
cept in case of rain, remove
any time).
7. The Lake Country Art
League will not be responsible
for theft, loss, or damage to
artwork or props.
Classifleatioas
1. Advanced: Over five
years experience.
2. Amateur: Two to five
years experience.
3. Student/Beginner: Ixss
than two years experience.
4. Youth No. I: Under 12
years old.
5. Youth No. 2: 12 to 18
years old.
Categories
1. Oil
2. Acrylic
3 Watercolor
4 Open
(lasses
1. Floral
2. Landscape
3. Wildlife
4. Portrait
5. Still Life
6. Seascape
7. Open
There will be two judges.
Every entry may not merit a
ribbon. Ribbons for Best of
Show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
will be awarded in each
classification. A $50.(X) sav-
ings bond will be awarded to
Best of Show for each
classification.
A painting will be given
away with proceeds going into
the scholarship fund.
Betty Adair, chairman
since she was a little girl,
Marie Alexander Perkins, is in
a Dallas hospital fighting can-
cer... so sorry, Marie, we send
our best wishes to you...
AND WE SEE where Winns-
horo City Council voted unani-
mously in favor of a resolution
urging prayer be returned at
school functions... the resolu-
tion signed by the council also
encouraged citizens across the
state to join in the grassroots
effort by passing similar reso-
lutions. ..
THE CITY OF Alvin was the
first to adopt the resolution and
has written all cities to jinn in
passing resolutions to gel pray-
er returned to school func-
tions. ..
by Jaxie King
The Rains ISD Board of
Trustees spent much of the
night in executive session last
Tuesday during their regular
monthly session.
The board convened in exec-
utive session at 7:03 to discuss
a personnel complaint regard-
ing student discipline. Meeting
with the board was Ms, Rita
Briggs. When the board recon-
vened in open session at 7:55,
the board informed Ms. Briggs
that the item would be dis-
cussed further in the regular
executive session at the end of
the meeting. No action was
taken at this time.
Curriculum director Rita
Dobbs addressed the board
concerning recommendation of
a 7-period class day for the
93-94 school year and subse-
quent years. Due to the added
period, more credits must be
required for graduation, begin-
ning with next year’s fresh-
men. Instead of 21 and 22 be-
ing required, 25 and 26 will be
required. A phase-in program
will add one credit require-
ment per year for present un-
dergraduates. The board ap-
proved the graduation require-
ments as submitted.
Ms Dobbs also discussed
by Jaxie Kirtff
The Rains County Area
Chamber of Commerce board
of directors met for their
monthly meeting during the
noon hour on Tuesday, April
13th, at city hail.
Following the reading of the
minutes of the previous meet-
ing and presentation of the fi-
nancial statement, President
Diana Wolfe informed the
board that April !9th-23rd is
National Chamber Week. She
expressed plans to put an ad
and news article in the local
paper, pass out ribbons around
town to foster awareness, and
to encourage local merchants
to put out their booster flags.
Plans for Founder’s Day
were discussed. It was agreed
Founder's Day
Volleyball
Tournament
The sand Volleyball Tourna-
ment will again be held as part
of the Founder’s Day activities
on May 1st. Brennan Potts is
chairman this year. The tour-
nament wiil begin at 2:(K) be-
hind the Broken H Gallery,
and members of (he winning
team will receive T-shirts.
For entry fee or further in-
formation. call Potts or the
chamber office, 473-3913.
proposed changes in the dis-
tricts goals and objectives for
93-94. Most of the objectives
cre already in place, bc« ,ev-
eral new items were added.
They were also condensed
down to four main goals with
multiple objectives. One of the
new goals is to encourage par-
ents. citizens and businesses to
See School Board, page 5...
Head-On
Collision
Kills Ono
A head-on collision Monday
evening during a heavy rain-
storm left one man dead and
another slightly injured. Pro-
nounced dead at the scene by
Justice of the Peace Allen Stu-
art was an unidentified His-
panic man from the Hopkins
County area.
Ken W. Brown of Emory re-
ceived a slight head injury but
was not transported to a hospi-
tal.
The accident occurred on
Hwy 19 north of Emory, caus-
ing traffic to be detoured down
FM 514 and FM 275 for near-
ly two hours. A detailed report
will be carried in next week’s
Leader.
to use the proceeds from
Founder’s Day. if any, to
sponsor the $500 scholarship
for a 1993 RHS graduate. If
not enough money is raised,
another fundraiser will be held
later, and/or donations will be
accepted from businesses and
individuals.
Entry fees and prizes for the
See Chamber, page
fifiRP Notice
This is to remind all aARP
members of the local chapter,
that on Friday, the 23rd of Ap-
ril, we will meet, eat, and have
fun at the Rose Community
Center.
Remember to bring your
covered dish and AARP will
furnish the meat.
See you there at 6:30 p.m.
Reported
3K Fun Run
The annual 3-K Fun Run
will again be a part of the
Founder’s Day activities on
May 1st The run will begin at
9:(X) and will cost only $1.00.
Ixxik for the registration table
on the north side of the court-
house square.
Come give it a try!
For more information, call
the chamber office, 473-3913,
or David Nino.
Busy, busy, busy.....These men and women were busy plant-
ing flowers and shrubbery last Thursday in front of the Family
Physicians Clinic in preparation for the open house that was held
on Sunday.
The Womens Service Club and the Rains Flower & Garden
Club purchased azaleas, impatiens, red-tip photinas, dwarf nan-
dinas, youpon holly and petunias for the landscaping around the
clinic. Earlier, the Scenic Improvement Committee had set out
crape myrtles near the road in front of the office.
Pictured are: Vonnie Bryant, Betty Edmonds. Reba Kinslow,
Sue Gentry. Dr. Thomas Nelson, Sandra Lusk (an employee of
the clinic) Claudine Morrow, Glen Morrow, Roy Kinslow, and
Bud Bryant. Staff photo by Deb Traylor
Chamber Finalises
Plans for Founder's Day
Open House Draws Big Crowd
OPEN HOUSE--The open house at the Family Physicians Association clinic Sunday afterm,....
honoring Dr. Thomas H. Nelson drew a crowd of over a hundred well-wishers. Pictured left to
right are guests Glen Morrow, Warren Chancellor, Roy Kinslow, Nellie Niemeyer, Dr. Nelson
and wife Laurie, and County Judge Joe Dougherty.
Staff photos by Jaxie King
Founder's Day
Parade
The 15th Annual Founder’s
Day Parade will be held Satur-
day, May I, 1993, beginning
at 10:30 a.m. Line-up will be-
gin at 10:00 a m. at the Land-
mark Apartments on Duffy St.
Theme for this year’s parade
is ‘‘Harken Back to the ‘G<xxi
Ol’ Days.”
Grand Marshal will be Dr.
Thomas Nelson, accompanied
by Judge Dougherty and May-
or McKeown.
First, second and third-place
winners will be selected and
ribbons awarded in the follow-
ing categories, based on this
year’s theme:
1. Antique autos
2. Best-decorated and/or
dressed horse and rider
3. Best-decorated team &
wagon
4. Best-decorated tricycle,
bicycle, 3-whecler, 4-wheelcr
5. Best-decorated float
For information, call the
chamber office, 473-3913.
DORIS WILSON
Chairman
Pancake
Breakfast &
Silent Auction
There will be a Pancake
Breakfast and Silent Auction
on Saturday, April 24, from
6:(X) to 10:00 a m. at the Point
Community Center, sponsored
by the Clark's Chapel Church
of God, Flats. Donations will
be accepted. Reported
Chicken
Roast
DELICIOUS REFRESHMENTS of cookies, coffee and lemon-
ade were served to the guests at the open house for Dr. Thomas
H. Nelson Sunday afternoon. Pictured in front of the refreshment
table are Bonita Washam, Doris Wilson, Cay House, Sarah King,
Glenda Harder and Jasper Northcutt
THE WAITING ROOM was crowded with guests Sunday after-
noon at the open house for Dr. Thomas H. Nelson. Door prizes
were given to the guests, and winners were as follows: Loretta
Christian, Rhonda Thomas, Jaxie King, Nell Click and Marvin
Northcuu won gaily-decorated packages of sample medicines
(such as Maalox), while Cornelia Garrett and Lillian Rodes won a
free office visit, and Pat Jobe won the Heart’s D-Lite basket.
May 1st is the day of the
Emory Fire Department's an-
nual Chicken Roast. This is the
department’s major fundraiser
of the year and really needs
your support. They will begin
serving at 11 :(X) a.m. and will
continue until sold out.
Come out and enjoy the big
line-up of Founder’s Day ac-
tivities and support your local
volunteer fire-lighters.
RAIN
REPORT
by Woody Morris
April 13......................0.09
April 14......................1.30
April 16......................0.03
April 17......................0.06
TOTAL......................1.48
Correction
Citizens For Better
Government
Meeting: Tuesday, April 20,
1993, at 7:00 p.m., at the
courthouse (upstairs in the
courtnxnn) Be there.
Denise Hancock
Founder’s Day
42 Tournament
The Emory Fire Dent, will
be sponsoring a 42 tourna-
ment beginning at 5:30 on May
1st at the Emory Fire Station.
Please sign up by 5:15. Tro
phics will be awarded.
Come on out!
Pancake
Breakfast
The Emory Lions Club will
again kick off the Founder’s
Day festivities on May 1st with
their annual Pancake Breakfast
from 6:00-9:(X) at the Emory
Fire Station.
Don’t miss it!
WORD of GOD
Thou dost show me the path
of life; in thy presence there is
fullness of joy, in thy right
hand are pleasures for ever-
more.
Psalm 16:11 RSV
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1993, newspaper, April 22, 1993; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth764662/m1/1/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.