Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1992 Page: 1 of 16
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10, 1887 VOLUME CV EMORY, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1992 ISSUE NO. 21 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
YOU miGHT
DOUBT IT/
K flTML'C'Cn Kill
SUE BOGART of East Ta-
wakoni brought us a bundle of
papers which Bette and Ralph
Taylor gathered on their recent
trip... among them were The
Atlantic Constitution, pub-
lished in Atlanta, GA; The
Vicksburg Weekly; The Primi-
tive Post, with a notice which
said "with fire, illness and re-
location behind us, the Primi-
tive Post is back in business;
The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson,
Miss.; USA Today, printed in
Arlington, VA; The Sun, Balti-
more, MD, very interesting
news items; Richmond Times
Dispatch, Virginia's news
leader; The Washington
Post... all the papers were in-
teresting and compare to
Texas news... we learned Bette
had a most unfortunate injury
when she fell at her home...
hope the broken bones and
bruises will soon heal, and
thanks so much for the
papers...
AND PAULINE ASBILL,
when in Ashville, N.C.,
brought us The Mountain
Press...
AND not the least of our
paper collections this week was
the Rains School paper, Front
Row, Brandi Weatherford,
editor____others on the staff in-
clude Carrie Bay, Brandi Car-
ter, Jari Cathey, Becky Claw-
son, Clisha Gonzales, Chasity
Green and Mads Larsen. ..0 4-
page paper with news items,
sports, pictures and an inter-
view by Mads Larsen, a for-
eign exchange student from
Denmark, who resides in the
home of Wayne Wolfe. . ■ the in-
terview was on Coach Peacock
and son Matthew's relation-
ship in the schoolroom... and
we want to congratulate the
staff on Front Row... we ap-
preciate your efforts and think
you are on the way to a suc-
cessful newspaper career...
MAMIE WATSON spent the
weekend in Philadelphia, guest
of her son Joe who was on a
business trip there... she
brought us The Budget, the
103-year-old Amish Mennonite
newspaper which serves com-
munities all over the world...
of interest to us was the shower
column... the showers were to
the ill, the shut-ins, birthdays
and just thinking of you... the
cost? 5 cents a word, cash in
advance, with names, complete
address, no exceptions...
NOW THAT the election is
over, we are wondering just
what the media will have for
us... most folks are tired of the
political news that went on for
so long... at this writing the
election hasn V been held, so
we don V know if it will be Bill,
Ross or George... it vra.v a
pretty dirty campaign for all
candidates seeking office...
WE ARE wondering how the
Russell Ambulance Service is
coming along with their mem-
bership drive... seems like a
bargain, $48.00 per member-
ship. ..
GERRY USELTON, Glade-
water, and Harriett Gertz,
Longview, were here Thursday
and took us out to lunch...
HO-HUM, soon it will be
Thanksgiving...
*****
The American Red Cross
has on-going classes in Stan-
dard First Aid and CPR. For
details call 455-2161.
*****
The American Red Cross
HIV/AIDS Awareness pro-
gram is off and running. For
details, please call 455-
2161.
Fire Dept.
Needs Our Help
The Emory Fire Dept, is
again requesting your help
from the citizens of Rains
County. We strive to provide
good quality fire service and
emergency response to our citi-
zens.
As with all things lately,
economic conditions, a shrink-
ing tax base and revenue cuts
have forced the Rains County
Rural Fire Prevention District
to cut their disbursements to
the fire department. The con-
tract monies we receive from
the RCRFPD cover the cost of
liability insurance on the trucks
and the utility costs of the sta-
tion. All other monies must be
raised to survive. The Emory
Fire Dept, relies on two major
fundraisers each year: our an-
nual chicken roast in May and
this fundraiser letter. We have
discontinued our fundraiser at
the fair because of the large
number of groups begging for
your dollars, and the more
there are. the less there is to go
around.
We wish all our financial
needs were met and we did not
have to ask for money from our
supporters, but the truth is we
always need your help. We are
asking for everyone in our ser-
vice area to contribute $1.00 or
$2.00 per family member-not
much, but it sure would help a
lot.
We have purchased $4,000
worfh of necessary firefighting
equipment for our trucks. We
have borrowed the money and
wish to retire the debt or buiid
up a reserve for equipment re-
pair.
We appreciate all your sup-
port and your donations. It
means a lot to us.
Thank you,
MEMBERS OF THE
EMORY FIRE DEPT.
JIM PITRE & JIM’S CABINET SHOP
You have been there for our parades from the very beginning and
have contributed to the festivals so much with your fantastic
wagons and teams. You have donated so much time and effort to
our festivals and participated in other ways, and we want to thank
you very much for the use of your beautiful carriages for Joan
Hallmark and Miss Texas this year. THANKS AGAIN!
GOLDEN SWEET POTATO FESTIVAL, INC.
The Golden Sweet Potato Festival, Inc. wishes to express our sin-
cere thanks to: Emory Livestock Auction, Potts Feed Store,
Duko Oii & Diamond Shamrock - "More Going for You," Jim’s
Cabinet Shop, McAree Farms and the Rains Wildcat Marching
Band for their contributions and partiepation to help make our
tenth annual festival a great success!! Pictured in top photo: Max
anne Potts, Lisa Potts, Brad Potts and Henry Potts (on right) with
Miss Texas; bottom photo: Miss Texas and Kent McAree for
Duko Oil & Diamond Shamrock and Emory Livestock Commis-
sion.
Record 808
Vote Early In
Rains County
A total of 808 Rains County
residents voted early by per-
sonal appearance and by mail,
according to county/district
clerk Maty Sheppard. Early
voting by personal appearance
began Oct. 14th and went
through Oct. 30th, while bal-
lots by mail will be accepted
through the close of business
on election day. Sheppard said
248 applications for ballots by
mail were received, and all but
20 had been returned as of
Monday afternoon, Nov. 2nd.
while total votes cast by per-
sonal appearance was 580, for
a total of 808.
Two years ago only 445
total votes were cast during
early voting and by mail.
Box I had 88 by personal
appearance and 25 by mail, for
a total of 113.
Box 2 had 68 by personal
appearance and 35 by mail, for
a total of 103.
Box 3 had 67 by personal
appearance and 13 by mail, for
a total of 80.
Box 5 had 112 by personal
appearance and 52 by mail, for
a total of 164.
Box 7 had 88 by personal
appearance and 36 by mail, for
a total of 124.
Box 10 had 89 by personal
appearance and 44 by mail, for
a total of 133.
Box 11 had 68 by personal
appearance and 23 by mail, for
a total of 91.
EIEGIIQN
RESULTS
The Emory Fire Dept, will
be posting the election results
at the fire station on Tucs.,
Nov. 3rd. We will be serving
coffee and cookies. We will be
posting election results for lo-
cal races, state races and the
presidential race. We will only
post results from our county.
Feel free to come by and visit.
EMORY FIRE DEPT.
Box-by-lux
Returns
Next Week
Due to the Rains County
Leader going to press early
Tuesday morning, we will not
be able to carry the box-by-box
election returns until next
week.
Cltlxens
for Better
Government
The “Citizens for Better
Government" committee in
Rains County is being revital-
ized. If you are interested in
participating or simply adding
your name to the list of volun-
teers and supporters, please at-
tend the following meeting:
RAINS COUNTY
PUBLIC LIBRARY
THURS., NOV. 12, 1992
7:00 P.M.
Officers will be elected,
plans will be made. Come hear
what has already beendone!If
you are interested in the better-
ment of your county, BE
THERE! Reported
Garden Club
Attend State
Convention
The 64th State Garden Club
Convention was held in Hous-
ton, Texas, October 27th and
28th. Two Rains Garden Club
• members, Betty Edmonds and
Rubye McKeown attended this
convention. There were 185
garden club ladies from the ten
Texas districts who attended.
The theme for the conven-
tion was “Relax and Releaf.”
The two days were filled with
committee meetings, work-
shops and general assemblies.
The climax of the convention
was a design banquet and a
wonderful program "Hug a
Butterfly,” by Gilda Garcia.
Big Turnout for Flu Shots
There was a big turnout for the $5.00 flu shots given last Friday by Dr. Daugherty of
Edgewood. Pictured waiting in the long line that extended from the chamber of commerce office
around the comer towards the fire station were, left to right: Jo Pockey, Ruth Jones, Glenn Jones,
Lester Rabe, Charlie Adams, Barbara Hunt, L. D. Hunt, Aline McBride and Donald McBride.
The shots were scheduled to be given from 1 to 4 p.m. but ended up being given on to 5:00. The
first batch of flu vaccine ran out and a second batch of 150 doses was rushed over from Edgewood.
The immunizations were sponsored by the Rains County Area Chamber of Commerce, and 276
shots were administered. Staffphoto by Darlene Kneberg
Texas-New Mexico
Power Co. Presents
Holiday Program
A holiday program entitled
Past Treasurers will be pre-
sented by Texas-New Mexico
Power Company Home
Economist Pat Lucas on Tues-
day, November 17, at 3:45
p.m. at Lone Oak High School
in the homemaking room.
This year’s program will
feature tips on recycling and
reusing favorite items from the
past. The 1992 cookbook will
be presented along with energy
saving hints and safety tips.
Right To Life
meeting
The Rains County Right To
Life will meet, Tuesday, Nov.
10th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Mea-
dows Room of the Rains Coun-
ty Public Library.
Featured speaker will be
Lisa Cutler, President of Hunt
County Right to Life. She will
present a film entitled “Abor-
tion Providers” featuring
former abortionists.
Everyone is very welcome
to attend.
Reported by Kathryn Gowin
Hartog Joins
Gospel Group
Troy Hartog has joined the
Cox Family gospel group play-
ing keyboard and piano. The
Cox Family is nationally
known and travels full time all
over the United States. They
are scheduled to be on TBN in
the near future, and plan a trip
to Russia in 1993.
Troy is excited that the Lord
has opened the door to a full-
time ministry.
Troy and his wife, Melodee,
ran Donuts, Etc. in Emory last
year.
Troy is the son of Marvin
and Judy Hartog of Emory.
flflRP meeting
The local chapter of AARP
will meet on the 5th of Nov. at
the Rains County Public Libra-
ry at 6:30 p.m. in the Mea-
dows Room.
Our program will be "Self
Protection,” and will be pre-
sented by slides and tapes.
We’ll be looking for you at
this meeting. Bring a guest or,
new member if you know of
one that wants to come and has
no way, or is not able to drive
at night.
Reported
WOHDof c;oi)
Forasmuch then as Christ
hath suffered for us in the
flesh, arm yourselves likewise
with the same mind.
I Peter 4:1
Reminder To
Disabled Persons
Persons who are currently
utilizing a Disabled Person
Identification Card should
come by the Motor Vehicle
Registration Office at the
courthouse and exhange their
card for a windshield placard at
NO CHARGE. These ex-
changes should take place no
later than December 31, 1992,
if residents wish to continue to
avail themselves of disabled
person parking privileges after
that date. This does not, how-
ever, preclude them from ex-
changing their identification
card for a placard at no charge
after this date.
To clarify the difference in
the card and placard: if you
still have a thin cardboard one
with a white plastic back-
ground, you will need to come
in and exchange it for a plastic
blue placard with white letters,
which is designed to hang from
a vehicle’s rearview mirror.
Persons issued the tempor-
arily Disabled Person Identifi-
cation cards will NOT ex-
change their cards for pla-
cards, but will use the existing
card until it expires.
If you do not have any form
of disabled identification for
disabled parking privileges and
would like to obtain one, you
may come by the office for an
application form which may be
completed by your physician
or optometrist and returned to
us for the disabled identifica-
tion placard or disabled plates.
There is a charge of $5.00 for
the placard, but the disabled
plates are included with your
yearly registration.
Sheila Floyd,
Assistant Tax Collector
Sheriff’s Posse
Trail Ride
Don’t forget the trail ride
Saturday, Nov. 7. We will
gather at 10-a.m. at the fair-
grounds. The ride will start at
11 a.m. Stew will be served
after the ride, at 4 p.m.
We will have a tractor 'and
trailer for you to ride on if you
don’t have a horse. Let’s all
get together and have some
fun.
Reported by
Johnnie Holt
Crossroads Council
On Alcohol And
Drug Abus*
In 1974 several concerned
citizens from Greenville and
Commerce formed the Hunt
County Council on Alcohol-
ism. During the next several
years it became apparent that
drugs other than alcohol were
also being abused. In an effort
to address these emerging is-
sues, the board elected to
broaden the scope of the agen-
cy to include education, pre-
vention, assessment and evalu-
ation, referrals and follow-up.
The new organization, a
501-(c) (3) non-profit organi-
zation was the Hunt County
Council on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse. In 1986 the council be-
came licensed by the state to
provide outpatient counseling
and treatment.
Earlier this month the coun-
cil broadened its service area,
at the request of the state, to
provide basic "core services”
to Rockwall, Rains, Kaufman
and Van Zandt Counties. The
mission of the council in these
areas will be to provide infor-
mation assessment, evaluation,
referral, follow-up, as well as a
twenty-four hour toll free tele-
phone line for telephone
screening.
Reflecting this expansion in-
to four additional counties, a
new agency name has been se-
lected. The Board of Directors
has chosen the name "Cross-
roads Council on Alcohol and
Drug Abuse” to reflect the
new regional nature of the or-
ganization and to reflect the de-
cision making aspect of per-
sons facing alternate routes
along life's highway.
Crossroads Council is locat-
ed at 2616 Jordan Street and
maintains satellite offices in
Rockwall at the Helping Hands
Thrift Store, Reeves Center at
102 First Street; in Terrell at
115 Adelaide, No. 316; and in
Emory at the Department of
Human Resources, Hwy. 69
and Hwy. 19. Presently we are
attempting to find a suitable lo-
cation in Van Zandt Co.
For more information, or to
talk to a counselor about a drug
or alcohol problem, or to se-
cure a speaker for a meeting,
call 455-5439 or 1-800
397-5448, or Robert Nelson at
455-5438.
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1992, newspaper, November 5, 1992; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth764722/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.