Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1995 Page: 1 of 14
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SOUTHWEST MICROPUBLI
2627 E YANDELL DR
EL PASO TX 79903-3743
8/21/96
EADER
“The Eagle Capital of Texas"
“EASTERN GATEWAY TO LAKE TAWAKONI
WESTERN GATEWAY TO LAKE FORK”
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“MERCY ME, mercy me, ”
our Grandma Hill used to say
in her soft, gentle voice... and
why we have been remember-
ing, we can V say, tho we hear
her “mercy me’’ so clear and
plain...
ERIC VELASQUEZ, minis-
ter of youth of the Emory Bap-
tist Church, has moved into the
Grace McTaggart residence on
N. Planters Street... his fiends
at the church honored him with
a food pounding Sunday
night...
JIM PITRE, owner of Jim's
Cabinet Shop and those beauti-
ful Percheron horses, brought
us some Alba papers, The Alba
Reporter, published in the ’40s
... James Dudley was editor-
publisher. .. we always ad-
mired him trying to print a pa-
per with little support from the
merchants... it is a sad thing
trying to print a paper, which
is so expensive without finan-
cial support from the mer-
chants... anyway, we were
glad to see them and we thank
you, Mr. Jim, for thinking of
us...
OUR FRIEND Juanita
Walker over Lake Tawakoni
way is recovering nicely after
eye surgery in Dallas... sure
glad to hear from her and know
she is doing okay...
GLAD TO have Thurman
Cooke come by... he is feeling
pretty good healthwise...
AND MYRTLE McBride
came by to see us... always
glad to see Myrtle...
FLOSSIE STUART had sur-
gery on her arm recently...
PHIUP & GEORGE Alex-
ander joined friends and spent
the weekend deep-sea fishing
on the Gulf... and Cherry Alex-
'ander and her mother, Martha
Gamer, spent the weekend in
Branson, Missouri...
MILK PRICE too low... the
president of the Texas Associa-
tion of Dairymen said Tuesday
a proposed dairy reform act
could be devastating to the
state’s dairy industry... "If we
think things are bad now, we
could lose as much as 40 cents
a hundred if our milk is blend-
ed with Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Utah, New Mexico and
Arizona," said Don Smith,
who is also a Hopkins County
dairyman... “We could lose
quite a bit of money ”... a pro-
posal being considered in the
U.S. House Agriculture Sub-
committee on Livestock,
Dairy and Poultry would over-
haul the government’s dairy
program... the proposal, au-
thored by subcommittee chair-
man Steve Gunderson, R-Wis.,.
would be part of the 1995 Farm
Bill if approved...
LATHAM
AND WE SEE where former
Sulphur Springs mayor Margin
Latham has been appointed to
a six-year term on the Sabine
River Authority, a nine-mem-
ber board with a $20 million
budget and decision-making
authority over water distribu-
tion in 21 counties...
SIXTY-ONE-year-old Iris
Snell had noticed a couple of
suspicious-looking characters
as she went into the grocery in
her Lake Highlands neighbor-
hood... when she walked out,
Rains County Home Health All Outdoor Burning
Open House Celebration Held Banned until It Rains
by Betty Adair
The Rains County Home
Health located on Hwy. 19
South celebrated their second
anniversary on Friday, Aug.
25th, with an Open House be-
ginning at 9:00 a.m. Blood-
work and thyroid screening
were available to the public at a
fraction of the cost when done
elsewhere. Blood pressure was
checked free.
Home health care allows
you to recover in the privacy of
your own home in familiar sur-
roundings. Their goal is to
make you as independent as
possible by minimizing the ef-
fect of your disability.
Home health care offers
high-quality care, planned by a
professional staff, which in-
cludes Mike Bingham as ad-
ministrator; Kay Trad, Direc-
tor of Nurses; and Joyce
Hogue, Office Manager.
Those working out of this of-
fice are: Kay Trad, RN; Deb
McMerrell, RN; Cindy
French, RN; Vera Hoelting,
RN; Bonnie Clayton, RN;
Joyce Bookout, RN; Martha
Goolsby, LVN; Judy Emer-
line, HHA; Deb Aucoin,
HHA; Cindy Gaby, HHA;
Cheri Horrocks, HHA; Eddyth
Stewart, HHA; and Lisa
Tucker, HHA.
Home health care offers help
with everything you need in
skilled care when you are con-
fined to your home and are un-
der a physician’s care. And
these services, if you are 65 or
over, are ‘paid in full by
Medicare, collected directly
from the payment service by
Rains County Home Health.
Tammy McFarland, CMA/-
MT, who is office coordinator
at Sulphur Springs Family
Health, was assisting with the
blood tests during the Open
House.
Rains County
History Preserved
Newhouse Publications has
recently published a two
volume set of records from
Rains County cemeteries. The
publication completes a project
begun three years ago by
Elaine Bay and is a valuable
source of county and family
history. The compiler en-
deavored to record names,
dates and relationships inscrib-
ed on all existing tombstones in
Rains County cemeteries. The
work includes a surname in-
dex, a maiden/other name in-
dex for women, maps and writ-
ten directions to each cemetery
in Rains County. The book set
will be available for purchase
during the Rains County Fair,
Sept. 11-16, at the Rains
County Historical Society’s
booth on the fairgrounds. You
may also purchase the set by
calling 903/473-4416 or 214/-
821-3220.
Commercial
Exhibit
Building
The 1995 Rains County Fair
will be held September 11-16,
in Emory. This date is fast ap-
proaching, and it is time for
you to reserve your space in
the commercial exhibit build-
ing. This a great opportunity to
promote your business or serv-
ices. This also includes arts
and crafts. We have outside ex-
hibit spaces available also.
These spaces are already being
filled, so call soon and reserve
yours. Call Howard Emig at
903473-3944._
one of them raced by her and
jerked the purse from her arm
... Mrs. Snell wasn't hurt, but
the incident left her badly
shaken... “Broad daylight!"
she said. “Bold cs could be. I
couldn’t believe it happened to
me... “I don't trust anybody
anymore. They robbed me of
my innocence and my trust ”...
her purse contained $290 inJ
cash, along with her check-
book and all her credit cards...
With the extreme dry
weather we have been having,
and the lack of moisture in the
grass and soil, the Emory Fire
Department is placing a ban on
all outside trash and brush
burning throughout the county
at this time until some much-
needed moisture arrives. The
members of the fire department
ask that each household refrain
from burning of any kind. We
are aware that there will al-
ways be instances such as
baler/hay field fires, roadside
fires and such as that in nature.
We will do our best to save and
protect as best we can when the
need does arrive.
In the past ten days we have
answered ten grass fire calls,
and ten of these fires were
caused by trash/brush burning.
Proper planning and safety
areas should be established and
maintained during any type
burning in dry weather sea-
sons. Failure to do so could re-
Let’s Get Ready
for the Fair!
JOYCE HOGUE, Rains County Home Health office manager;
Kay Trad, Director of Nurses; and Tammy McFarland,
CMA/MT office coordinator of Sulphur Springs Family Health
were all working during the Open House at Rains County Home
Health Aug. 25th in celebration of their second anniversary.
Staff photo by Betty Adair
Time is quickly drawing
near for the 1995 Rains County
Fair and annual homecoming.
The Creative Arts entries
need to be brought to the ex-
hibit building on Saturday,
Sept. 9th, from 9:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. Baked goods are to
be brought in on Monday,
Sept. 11th, from 7:45-9:00
a.m. Commercial exhibits
need to be brought in from
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on
Saturday and also from 1:00 to
4:00 p.m. Sunday.
The Rains Fair Association
is publishing their4 special
events fair schedule in this
week’s Leader. The Creative
Arts Division rules and regula-
tions were carried in last
week’s Leader.
The fair will kick off on
Monday night with the Gospel
Singing, which is also senior
citizens’ night - senior citizens
are admitted free. There will
be no carnival rides on Mon-
day night.
Tuesday will be the night for
the Wee Miss, Petite Miss and
Little Miss beauty pageants. It
is also the first of four arm
band carnival ride nights.
All livestock is to be brought
in from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, which is also the
night for the Junior Miss and
Miss Rains County pageants.
Thursday night will be the
Cutest Babies Contest begin-
ning at 7 p.m.
Friday begins with livestock
judging at 8:30 a.m. and last-
ing most of the day. There will
be no classes at Rains ISD on
this day. The Lake Country
Cloggers will perform that
evening, followed by a country
& western dance.
Fair activities culminate
Saturday beginning with the
Pet Show at 9:00 a.m., Parade
at 2:00 p.m., Arm Wrestling at
3:00 p.m., Livestock Auction
at 6:30 p.m., followed by an-
other country & western
dance.
Make plans now to attend as
many activities as you can and
help make this a successful
fair. Don’t miss it!
HOWARD EMIG, who has been very busy getting the fair-
grounds and exhibit building in shape, took time out to have the
bloodwork offered by Rains County Home Health during their
second anniversary Open House, while Wanda Huddleston looks
on after having hers done. Staff photo by Betty Adair
Rains County Fair I Ext.
Program Council Mooting
The annual meeting of the
Rains County Extension Pro-
gram Council and the Rains
County Fair Association met
Tuesday, August 15, 1995, at
the fairground exhibit
building. The meeting was
called to order at 7:05 p.m., by
president, David Traylor.
Minutes from the last
meeting were read and approv-
ed.
Treasurer Shirley Hum-
phrey gave the financial report
as Mows: Beginning balance of
$1,260.15; deposits: $650.00;
building rent: $450.00; com-
mercial exhibits/fair: $200.00;
Expenditures: $ 1,405.12; end-
ing balance: $505.03. A typed
financial report listing all
deposits, expenditures, and ac-
tivity was given to everyone at
the meeting, and a copy will be
attached to the minutes of this
meeting. Long-term loan bal-
ance is $2,000 plus interest.
The Miss Rains County Schol-
arship Fund balance is $5.30.
A 6<ent error was caught by
the treasurer.
See Fair Meeting, page 2...
Rep. Ralph Hall
Honors Leader Editor
PICTURED IS Joan Lomax as she prepares for blood tests at the
Rains County Home Health during their second anniversary Open
House on Friday, Aug. 25th. Staff photo by Betty Adair
In The House Of
Representatives
Thursday, June 29, 1995
Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr.
Speaker, I rise today to pay
tribute to a living legend from
Emory, TX-Kathleen Hill
Becknell, who at the age of 87
remains the active editor and
publisher of the Rains County
Leader. Kathleen-“Kat” as
she is known to her friends-
has managed the weekly news-
paper since 1963 and recently
was honored during the
Founder’s Day ceremony in
Emory, which I had the
privilege of attending. The
Texas State Senate also
recognized Kathleen’s con-
tributions to the county through
a resolution introduced by State
Senator David Cain, who also
attended the ceremony.
The Rains County Leader is
the oldest business in Rains
Mrs. Snell went straight home
cancelling ae- anniversary Open
MIKE BINGHAM, administrator of the Rains County Home
and began
counts...
Health, busy talking on the tele]
sary Open House held
Staff photo by Betty
sphone during the agency’s second
Friday, Aug. 25th.
by Betty Adair
RAIN
REPORT
by Woody Morris
NO RAIN!
Total for month ........0.17
Total for year.........34.85
County. It began publication as
the Argus/Record in 1896, and
in 1909 Kathleen’s father, Tom
Hill, became the editor and
owner, a position he held until
his death in 1937. His son, Earl
Clyde Hill, took over opera-
tions intil his death in 1960, at
which time Earl Clyde Hill Jr.
assumed the job. In 1963
Kathleen became the editor and
publisher.
The Leader, like other week-
ly county newspapers through-
out America, continues to
thrive because of its emphasis
See Rep. Hall, page 2...
Hobbs Reunion
To Be Held
Sept. 2
The Hobbs family reunion
will be held Saturday, Sep-
tember 2, at the Rains County
Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. until
?. A banquet and a program is
planned, as well as special
recognition being given to the
oldest living descendent of the
Hobbs family, Ester Moore of
Ifoint. Also to be honored are
two other “seniors,” Lottie
Hobbs of Point, and Elma
Hobbs of Emory.
Come and enjoy a day of good
food and fellowship.
Helen Soirells
suit in criminal and civil liabili-
ties. Section 29 of the Texas
Penal Code states: If an indi-
vidual creates a wildland fire
or open field fire and fails to
provide adequate fire lanes
and safety measures and makes
no attempt to provide a safe-
guard for the control of the
fire, that individual may be
held accountable if the fire
causes property damage, loss
of crops, livestock, etc. of any
kind, other than their own.
PLEASE LEABN
TO BURN SAFELY
If you must bum, please call
us and make arrangements for
a standby fire department unit.
We’ll be happy to do so. We
appreciate your support and
consideration.
THANK YOU,
EMORY FIRE DEPT.
MEMBERS
Harrell Reunion
The Harrell reunion will be
held Sunday, September 3, at
Rocky Point Community Cen-
ter. Lunch will be served at
12:45. All relatives and friends
are invited.
Free Blood
Press. Check
At 1st National
Home Health Services will
be at The First National Bank
of Emory, September 1, 1995,
to check blood pressures bet-
ween the hours of 9 a.m. to 11
a.m. Home Health Staff will be
happy to answer any health
questions you might have.
Lake Country
Art League To
Meet Sept. 5
The Lake Country Art
League will have its regular
meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday,
September 5, 1995, in the
Meadows Room of the Rains
County Public Library. This
will be the last meeting to
prepare for the Rains County
Fair. Everyone is urged to at-
tend and bring a painting that
you won’t need for the fair ex-
hibit., We need to change the
paintings out in the offices in
town. See you there!
Woosley
Cemetery
Bylaws to be
Revised
The Woosley Cemetery As-
sociation voted at the yearly
meeting on Sept. 24, 1994, to
discuss and make changes to
the existing cemetery bylaws.
This meeting will be held at
Woosley Church parsonage on
Sept. 30, 1995. Please make
plans to attend this meeting as
it will involve all who have
plots at the cemetery. If you
have any questions, call me at
(903) 598-3194.
NITA WOODSON
P.O. Box 206
Point, TX 76472-0206
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VVOrtDof GOD
Rejoice in the Lord, ye
righteous; and give thanks
at the remembrance of His
holiness.
Psalm 97:12
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1995, newspaper, August 31, 1995; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth765432/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.